Urban-rural and gender differential in depressive symptoms among elderly in India

Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms Among Inpatients

Objective: The aim of this research was to determine whether statistically significant differences exist in the clinical presentation (symptoms) of depressive disorders in men and women and, if so, what are they reflected in. Material and Method: The study included 150 patients between the ages of 18 and 65 who have been hospitalized due to a major depressive disorder according to the diagnosti...

Rural-Urban Differences in Work Patterns Among Adults With Depressive Symptoms

The Relationship between Weight Perception, Gender, and Depressive Symptoms among Rural Adolescents.

Research findings indicate a relationship between weight perception and depression in adolescents. This study explored the relationship between weight perception, gender, and depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Among 623 rural adolescents who completed a health inventory and a depression scale, 75 participants (n = 62 females; n = 13 males) had depressive symptoms and were used in data an...

Prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms in relation to rural-to-urban migration in India: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Migration is a major life event, which may also be a risk factor for depression. However, little is known regarding the relationship between these phenomena in low and middle income settings. This study explores the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms among rural-to-urban migrants compared to permanent rural and to urban residents in India. METHODS We assessed 884 subject...

The Gender Wage Differentials among Rural-Urban Migrants in China∗

This paper analyzes the gender wage disparities among rural-urban migrants in urban China using a nationally representative data set. On average, female migrants earn only 66% of their male counterparts’ average hourly wage. And the gender wage gap is not uniform across migrants’ wage distribution with differentials much higher at the top end than at the bottom and the middle. The mean decompos...