TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender-based violence
T2 - Risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms among couples in the Kavango region, Northern Namibia
AU - Kalomo, Eveline Ndinelao
AU - Lightfoot, Elizabeth
AU - Lee, Kyoung Hag
AU - Freeman, Rachel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/2/17
Y1 - 2020/2/17
N2 - Gender-based violence (GBV) has been associated with many negative mental health outcomes, including depression. This study sought to explore the relationship between protective factors (social support, self-esteem, income, and employment) and risk factors (alcohol consumption and diagnosis of HIV) on depressive symptoms among survivors of GBV in rural northern Namibia, Africa. This cross-sectional study collected data from 156 RuKwangali speaking survivors from the Kavango region. Results indicated that study participants had high levels of depression and that higher levels of self-esteem correlated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. Additionally, alcohol use was related with higher levels of depressive symptoms among study participants. These findings suggest the need for more sustained attention to the systematic screening and assessment for depression and alcohol use among GBV survivors is needed.
AB - Gender-based violence (GBV) has been associated with many negative mental health outcomes, including depression. This study sought to explore the relationship between protective factors (social support, self-esteem, income, and employment) and risk factors (alcohol consumption and diagnosis of HIV) on depressive symptoms among survivors of GBV in rural northern Namibia, Africa. This cross-sectional study collected data from 156 RuKwangali speaking survivors from the Kavango region. Results indicated that study participants had high levels of depression and that higher levels of self-esteem correlated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. Additionally, alcohol use was related with higher levels of depressive symptoms among study participants. These findings suggest the need for more sustained attention to the systematic screening and assessment for depression and alcohol use among GBV survivors is needed.
KW - Africa
KW - Gender-based violence
KW - HIV
KW - alcohol use
KW - depression
KW - self-esteem
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1080/10911359.2019.1642822
DO - 10.1080/10911359.2019.1642822
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070493556
SN - 1091-1359
VL - 30
SP - 103
EP - 117
JO - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
JF - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
IS - 2
ER -
