PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS OF FACIAL HIRSUTISM IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Saud Khan; Hafsa Usman; Wajid Usman; Maryam Qayyum

doi:10.46903/gjms/23.1.Special.1143

PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS OF FACIAL HIRSUTISM IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Saud Khan, Hafsa Usman, Wajid Usman, Maryam Qayyum

Abstract

Background: Hirsute women have been found to experience a greater degree of psychiatric disturbance compared to the general population and a higher level of anxiety together with psychotic symptoms and interpersonal fears in relation to non-hirsute control. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of depression in women with hirsutism in the Dermatology outpatient department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from April 10, 2021, to October 10, 2021. A total of 127 women with facial hirsutism were included. The sample size was calculated using the, “WHO sample size software” with a 95% confidence interval, 8% margin of error and prevalence of depression to be 30% in women with hirsutism. Participants were selected through consecutive non-probability sampling. Depression was assessed using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review board and written informed consent was taken from all participants.
Results: Participants in the study ranged in age from 15 to 40 years; their mean age was 26.291 years, and the average length of their complaints was 5.480 months. Depression was noted in 37% of hirsutism patients. In this study, 19.7% of patients were unmarried, 80.3% of patients were married. Also, as the duration of the complaint lengthened, as indicated by our findings, women got more concerned about hirsutism.
Conclusion: We conclude from our study that hirsutism has a significant impact on the mental status of the patients which leads to depression. Trainee medical officer, psychiatry department

Keywords

Depression; Frequency; Hirsutism; Marital status.

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