Depression and its correlations with health-risk behaviors and social capital among female migrants working in entertainment venues in China.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
    • Subject Terms:
      Emigrants and Immigrants* ; Health Behavior* ; Risk-Taking* ; Social Capital*; Depression/*etiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: Among the dramatic increased internal migration in China in past three decades, a considerable proportion of young females migrated to urban areas and found employment in "entertainment venues", who may be vulnerable to psychological distress. This study examines the prevalence of depression and explores its associations with health-risk behaviors and social capital among this subgroup.
      Methods: 358 female migrants were recruited from entertainment venues in a rapidly growing urban city in China. A survey which included measures of depressive symptoms, health-risk behaviors, social capital, and socio-demographic characteristics was administered. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to identify the independent correlates of depression.
      Results: Of participants, 31.0% had clinically significant depressive symptoms (CES-D score ≥ 16). In multivariable models, greater likelihood of depressive symptoms was associated with working in massage centers/hotels (OR = 3.20, 95% CI: 1.80-5.70), having probable alcohol dependence (OR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.22-4.16), self-reported lifetime use of illicit drugs (OR = 2.98, 95% CI: 1.26-7.06), growing up in a non-nuclear family (OR = 2.46, 95% CI: 1.18-5.16), and poor social capital (OR = 6.01, 95% CI = 2.02-17.87).
      Conclusion: Intervention strategies to address the high prevalence of depression among female migrants are needed, and should also aim to reduce problematic alcohol and drug use, improve social capital, and target women working in massage centers or hotels.
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    • Grant Information:
      P2C HD041020 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; R25 HD045810 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; R25 MH067127 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180301 Date Completed: 20180319 Latest Revision: 20191008
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC5830041
    • Accession Number:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0191632
    • Accession Number:
      29489826