Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Health Literacy Practices in a Pediatric ENT Clinic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Journal of nursing care quality
assessing gender disparity mental health crucial targeted interventions study aims quantify gender disparities mental health burdens specifically anxiety depression related careseeking behaviors across various sociodemographic factors nepal highlighting importance genderspecific mental health interventions data 2022 nepal demographic health survey utilized employing generalized anxiety disorder 7 scale gad7 patient health questionnaire phq9 scales anxiety depression symptoms respectively multiple logistic regression models assessed gender associations conditions careseeking behaviors women higher point prevalence anxiety 219 vs 113 depression 54 vs 17 men large variations noted gender disparities prevalence anxiety depression influenced age geographical areas level education household wealth adjustment sociodemographic factors women likely experience anxiety adjusted odds ratio aor 218 95 confidence interval ci 196243 depression aor 321 95 ci 253407 however difference observed rates seeking care anxiety depression aor 113 95 ci 091140 findings show higher point prevalence mental health issues among women men influenced sociodemographic factors underscoring need genderfocused mental health interventions nepal globally