SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION AMONG ADULTS IN MALAYSIA: AN ETHNIC COMPARISON

Author: Cheah YK ¹ ; Cheah YK ² ; Azahadi M ³ ; Phang SN ⁴ ; Abd Manaf NH ⁵
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1. School of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
2. The Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHeSS), University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
3. Centre for Burden of Disease Research, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52, Alam Nusantara, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
4. School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
5. Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Depression; ethnicity; gender; lifestyle; mental health
From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2019;22(1):33-40
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Depression is a serious mental health illness worldwide. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships between depression and its risk factors of sociodemography, lifestyle, and health among the adults of the different ethnic groups in Malaysia.
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