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. 2022 Nov 9;12(11):1518.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci12111518.

Characteristics of Families with Members Going Out for Work and Associated Factors among Persons with Schizophrenia in Rural China

Jia Cai  1 , Yu-Jun Liu  2 , Xian-Dong Meng  1 , Yi Huang  1 , Bo Liu  3 , Mao-Sheng Ran  1
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Characteristics of Families with Members Going Out for Work and Associated Factors among Persons with Schizophrenia in Rural China

Jia Cai et al. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Background: The characteristics associated with having family members going out for work among persons with schizophrenia in rural China are unknown. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of families with members going out for work and the risk factors among persons with schizophrenia in a rural area of China.

Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional dataset from a mental health survey, using the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), conducted among 152,776 people aged 15 years and older in Xinjin District, Chengdu, China, in 2015.

Results: A total of 598 persons with schizophrenia were included in this study, and 20.4% (n = 122) of them had at least one family member who went out for work. Compared with those without family going out for work, participants with family going out for work had significantly larger numbers of family members, higher monthly incomes and lower percentages of social low-income insurance. Participants with family going out for work were more likely to be females, married and with higher levels of subjective and instrumental support. The statuses of families with members going out for work were significantly associated with larger numbers of family members and higher levels of instrumental support.

Conclusions: Our findings indicate specific characteristics of families with members going out for work and factors associated with having family going out for work among persons with schizophrenia (number of family members and instrumental support). Culture-specific mental health policies and community-based services should be developed for persons with schizophrenia who have family going out for work in rural China.

Keywords: associated factors; family going out for work; rural China; schizophrenia.

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