Design,fieldwork implement and main findings of mental health survey in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To report the design,field investigation and main findings of mental health survey in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,and to provide valid data for mental disorder prevention.Methods:According to the design of China Mental Health Survey,a cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 390 eligible participants se-lected by multi-stage sampling.The Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to complete computer assisted personal interview.According to the diagnostic criterion of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ),the 12-month prevalence and lifetime prevalence were calculated using post-stratification weighting.Results:In 4 085 respondents interviewed in the survey,the 12-month prevalence rate of any mental disorder was 9.4％,and the lifetime prevalence was rate 15.1％.The prevalence rate in rural areas was higher than that in urban areas(10.9％vs 7.9％,P＜0.01).The prevalence rates of anxiety disorder and mood disorder in the female were higher than those in the male(5.3％vs.2.9％,4.9％vs.3.3％,Ps＜0.05),while the prevalence rates of substanceuse disorder and impulse-control disorder were higher in the male than those in the fe-male(2.5％vs.0.2％,2.3％vs.1.5％,Ps＜0.05).The 12-month prevalence rate of any mental disorder showed a decreasing trend with age growth.Among those who met any mental disorder's criteria,93.4％never sought help,and 57.5％of the help seekers didn't receive any effective help.Conclusion:Mental disorders have become an important public health problem in Ningxia,prevention and control measures should be taken accordingly.