Social network analysis of psychological morbidity in an urban slum of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study based on a community census

BMJ Open
Atonu RabbaniMalabika Sarker

Abstract

To test whether social ties play any roles in mitigating depression and anxiety, as well as in fostering mental health among young men living in a poor urban community. A cohort of all young men living in an urban slum in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. All men aged 18-29 years (n=824) living in a low-income urban community at the time of the survey. Unspecified psychological morbidity measured using the General Health Questionnaire, 12-item (GHQ-12), where lower scores suggest better mental status. The GHQ scores (mean=9.2, SD=4.9) suggest a significant psychological morbidity among the respondents. However, each additional friend is associated with a 0.063 SD lower GHQ score (95% CI -0.106 to -0.021). Between centrality measuring the relative importance of the respondent within his social network is also associated with a 0.103 SD lower GHQ score (95% CI -0.155 to -0.051), as are other measures of social network ties. Among other factors, married respondents and recent migrants also report a better mental health status. Our results underscore the importance of social connection in providing a buffer against stress and anxiety through psychosocial support from one's peers in a resource-constraint urban setting. Our findings ...Continue Reading

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