Decomposing rural-urban differences in depression prevalence: a cross-sectional analysis of two community-based southern Indian cohorts
Participants in our rural cohort had significantly higher odds for depression as compared to their urban counterparts, with sociodemographic factors playing a key role in this disparity. This underscores the need for scaling up mental health services in the rural communities of India including training primary healthcare providers to promptly identify and manage depression.
Authors
- Thomas Gregor Issac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3148-3466)
- Jonas S. Sundarakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0877-7936)
- Pooja Rai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-3990)
- Pravin Sahadevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5177-8676)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000760
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.58
Funders
- Indian Institute of Science
- Tata Trusts