The Prevalence of Depression among Nurses Working at Public Mental Health Hospitals in Khartoum State, Sudan

Abstract

Depression is a common, high-staff psychiatric condition in a psychiatric hospital. This study assessed the prevalence of depression in nurses with more than one year's working experience in Khartoum State-Sudan Public Mental Health Hospital and looked at their relations with the participants' socio-demographic features. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional research design. It was performed between August and December 2017 in two governmental psychiatric hospitals in Khartoum state. Complete scope samples of 39 nurses were picked. Details of demographics and depression were gathered by questionnaire; the rate of depression was measured by medical measurement of depression (HADS-D) and anxiety.