The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study
Background and objective: Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders for human health, especially for gay men. This study aimed to assess the status and characteristics of Chinese gay men who were vulnerable to depression, anxiety, or the comorbidity of the two disorders. Materi...
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| description | Background and objective: Depression and anxiety are
the most common mental disorders for human health, especially for gay men. This
study aimed to assess the status and characteristics of Chinese gay men who were
vulnerable to depression, anxiety, or the comorbidity of the two disorders.
Material and methods: A total of 367 samples from a cross-sectional
survey conducted between November and December 2017 were included. The Chinese
version of SCL-90-R was used to measure the levels of anxiety and depression. The
unadjusted associations of demographic characteristics with anxiety, depression,
and comorbidity were evaluated by chi-square test. The most predictive factors of
the respondents’ depression, anxiety and the comorbidity were identified using
multivariable logistic regression models.
Results: The prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, and comorbidity
were 36.51%, 27.79%, and 26.16%, respectively among gay men. Age, being the
only child at home, personal monthly income, sexual orientation disclosure
status, and source of participants were related to the prevalence of depression,
anxiety, and comorbidity (all p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Depression and/or anxiety are highly prevalent among
Chinese gay men. Prevention strategies should be developed to target the related
factors in the gay men population to thwart or slow down the situation. It is
also crucial for social and family members to increase the acceptance of Chinese
gay men. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c62e09203b584a33ac518e45068bc0922024-02-03T13:29:46ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592022-02-0118203210.31083/jomh.2021.091S1875-6867(21)00263-3The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional studyXiaojun Liu0Dongdong Jiang1Department of Health Management, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, 350122 Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaGlobal Health Institute, Wuhan University, 430072 Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaBackground and objective: Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders for human health, especially for gay men. This study aimed to assess the status and characteristics of Chinese gay men who were vulnerable to depression, anxiety, or the comorbidity of the two disorders. Material and methods: A total of 367 samples from a cross-sectional survey conducted between November and December 2017 were included. The Chinese version of SCL-90-R was used to measure the levels of anxiety and depression. The unadjusted associations of demographic characteristics with anxiety, depression, and comorbidity were evaluated by chi-square test. The most predictive factors of the respondents’ depression, anxiety and the comorbidity were identified using multivariable logistic regression models. Results: The prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, and comorbidity were 36.51%, 27.79%, and 26.16%, respectively among gay men. Age, being the only child at home, personal monthly income, sexual orientation disclosure status, and source of participants were related to the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and comorbidity (all p < 0.05). Conclusions: Depression and/or anxiety are highly prevalent among Chinese gay men. Prevention strategies should be developed to target the related factors in the gay men population to thwart or slow down the situation. It is also crucial for social and family members to increase the acceptance of Chinese gay men.https://imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/2/10.31083/jomh.2021.091chinese gay mendepressionanxietycomorbiditycharacteristics |
| spellingShingle | Xiaojun Liu Dongdong Jiang The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study Journal of Men's Health chinese gay men depression anxiety comorbidity characteristics |
| title | The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | The characteristics of the vulnerable Chinese gay men with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | characteristics of the vulnerable chinese gay men with depression and anxiety a cross sectional study |
| topic | chinese gay men depression anxiety comorbidity characteristics |
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