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A study to assess the risk factors for mental illness among women in southern Karnataka, India

Common Mental Disorders and their risk factors among women in coastal region of southern Karnataka, India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/11/022055
Enrollment
1080
Registered
2019-11-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for quantitative study(cross sectional study):Women of age 18-60 years residing in the field practice area, who are willing to participate in the study and willing to provide a written informed consent will be included. Inclusion criteria for qualitative study Women: Women without Common Mental Disorders(CMD) & community leaders residing in the field practice area, who are willing to participate in the study and willing to provide a written informed consent for the participation and audio recording of the discussion will be included in the study. Inclusion criteria for qulitative study Men: Men consisting of husbands of women screened positive for CMD, men belonging to the general population & community leaders residing in the field practice area, who are willing to participate in the study and willing to provide a written informed consent for the participation and audio recording of the discussion will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for both quantitative and qualitative study: Very ill/physically disabled/bed-ridden/who cannot respond to the questionnaire/Focus Group Discussion(FGD) script

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Baseline data will be obtained about the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and factors associated with the mental health status of these womenTimepoint: At the end of 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Perception of community towards mental health and health seeking behaviour with respect to mental healthTimepoint: At the end of 1 year 7 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pai Divya Venkatesh

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal

ranjitha.shetty@manipal.edu9110401395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026