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. 2024 Jul 8;86(9):5072-5079.
doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000002355. eCollection 2024 Sep.

A cross-sectional study measuring the magnitude of depression and associated factors among patients attending orthopedic outpatient clinic at Ambo University Referral Hospital, Ambo Town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023

Daditau B Duresa  1 , Tsegaye Benti  2 , Adamu Birhanu  2 , Zenebe B Teshome  3 , Wondwossen Mulugeta  4
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A cross-sectional study measuring the magnitude of depression and associated factors among patients attending orthopedic outpatient clinic at Ambo University Referral Hospital, Ambo Town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023

Daditau B Duresa et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Background: Depression is a leading cause of major public health problems globally, and its frequency has been increasing, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The prevalence of depression in sub-Saharan Africa ranges from 15 to 30%. In Ethiopia, depression is found to be the seventh leading cause of disease burden, yet no study was done in West Shewa, Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of depression and associated factors among adult orthopedic outpatients getting treatment at Ambo University Referral Hospital, West Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, in 2023.

Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 391 adult orthopedic patients from January 1-30, 2023. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. The data were collected by using a structured questionnaire and checklist through face-to-face interviews and chart review techniques. The collected data were entered into Epi-data, version 4.6, and then exported to SPSS, version 26.0, for statistical analysis. The binary logistic regression model was fitted, and both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed.

Result: The magnitude of depression was found to be 38.9% (95% CI: 34.5%, 43.9%), being female [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.41; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.45-4.00], chewing chat (AOR=2.39; 95% CI: 1.29-4.43), and no disorder on the lower limb (AOR=0.24; 95% CI: 0.07-0.85), had ligament injury (AOR=2.62; 95% CI: 1.23-5.59), had no complication (AOR=0.07; 95% CI: 0.01-0.52), and had amputation (AOR=3.83; 95% CI: 2.09-7.00) were significantly associated with depression.

Conclusion and recommendation: The study found that the prevalence of depression among orthopedic patients was considerable; nearly half of the participants developed depression at Ambo University Referral Hospital, and being female, chewing chat, having no disorder on the lower limb, having a ligament injury, having a complication, and being amputated were significantly associated with depression. Therefore, due attention is needed from concerned bodies in order to tackle this problem.

Keywords: depression; orthopedic trauma; outpatient clinic; referral hospital.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.Sponsorships or competing interests that may be relevant to content are disclosed at the end of this article.

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Substance use status among orthopedic traumatized patients at Ambo University Referral Hospital, 2023.
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Magnitude of depression among orthopedic patients on follow-up visit at Ambo University Referral Hospital, West Shoa, Central Ethiopia, 2023.
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