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Community Mental Health Journal
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal 8/2016

01-11-2016 | Brief Communication

Depression Among People Who Inject Drugs and Their Intimate Partners in Kazakhstan

Authors: Stacey A. Shaw, Nabila El-Bassel, Louisa Gilbert, Assel Terlikbayeva, Tim Hunt, Sholpan Primbetova, Yelena Rozental, Mingway Chang

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

This paper examines individual, social, and structural factors associated with depression among 728 people who inject drugs (PWID) and their intimate partners in Kazakhstan, with separate multivariate models by gender. Depression scores were higher on average among participants of both genders who recently experienced sexual intimate partner violence, food insecurity, and who had lower levels of self-rated health. Among females, higher depression scores were associated with experiencing childhood sexual abuse, lower levels of social support, and not having children. Findings highlight a need to incorporate gender differences and factors associated with depression in designing mental health services for PWID in Kazakhstan.
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Metadata
Title
Depression Among People Who Inject Drugs and Their Intimate Partners in Kazakhstan
Authors
Stacey A. Shaw
Nabila El-Bassel
Louisa Gilbert
Assel Terlikbayeva
Tim Hunt
Sholpan Primbetova
Yelena Rozental
Mingway Chang
Publication date
01-11-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9883-3

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