Survey on mental health status of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shanghai
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2014.06.006
- VernacularTitle:上海市农村外来务工人员心理健康现况调查
- Author:
Tianhao WANG
;
Zhigang PAN
;
Yumiao WU
;
Hua YANG
;
Yao LIU
;
Jian GONG
;
Wei DAI
;
Jing ZHOU
;
Yao SHEN
;
Shanzhu ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Migrant worker;
Mental health;
Questionnaires;
Cross-sectional studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2014;(6):444-447
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To survey the mental health status of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shanghai.Methods The survey subjects were selected from migrant workers in Shanghai with a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method.The Symptom Check List ( SCL-90 ) scores were used for evaluation of metal health status.Results The prevalence of mental health problem of 5 626 rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shanghai was 18.8% ( 1 058/5 626 ).The mean total score of SCL-90 was 114.86 ±31.21.Compulsive-obsessive, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility ranked the top three among 9 factors, with scores of 1.37 ±0.43, 1.31 ±0.43 and 1.30 ±0.41 respectively.The mean total scores and scores of 9 factors of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Shanghai were lower than those of Chinese adults norm the mean total scores(129.96 ±38.76) ( t =-15.34, -3.84 --24.08 respectively, all P <0.01) .There were significant differences in mental health among migrant workers with different age , education , marital status , living conditions and occupation (all P<0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of mental health problems in Shanghai rural-to-urban migrant workers is high, with are related to their age, education, marital status, living conditions and occupation.
