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Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia

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Title
Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia
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BMC Psychiatry, October 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12888-015-0648-x
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Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Lekhraj Rampal, Firdaus Mukhtar

Abstract

Anxiety is the most common mental health disorders in the general population. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety, its associated factors and the predictors of anxiety among adults in the community of Selangor, Malaysia. A cross sectional study was carried out in three districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The inclusion criteria of this study were Malaysian citizens, adults aged 18 years and above, and living in the selected living quarters based on the list provided by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOS). Participants completed a set of questionnaires, including the validated Malay version of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD 7) to detect anxiety. Of the 2512 participants who were approached, 1556 of them participated in the study (61.90 %). Based on the cut-off point of 8 and above in the GAD-7, the prevalence of anxiety was 8.2 %. Based on the initial multiple logistic regression analysis, the predictors of anxiety were depression, serious problems at work, domestic violence and high perceived stress. When reanalyzed again after removing depression, low self-esteem and high perceived stress, six predictors that were identified are cancer, serious problems at work, domestic violence, unhappy relationship with family, non-organizational religious activity and intrinsic religiosity. This study reports the prevalence of anxiety among adults in the community of Selangor, Malaysia and also the magnitude of the associations between various factors and anxiety.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 389 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 77 20%
Student > Master 53 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 7%
Unspecified 19 5%
Researcher 18 5%
Other 73 19%
Unknown 124 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 88 23%
Nursing and Health Professions 38 10%
Psychology 37 9%
Unspecified 19 5%
Social Sciences 16 4%
Other 62 16%
Unknown 131 34%
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