Gender and age inequalities in mental health of Romanian working adults

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Authors

Silvia Florescu · National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development

Marius Ciutan · National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development

Carmen Sasu · National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development

Mihaela Gălăon · National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development

Constanța Mihăescu-Pinţia · National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development

Abstract

Background Mental health is a very important aspect of occupational health. Methods Face to face household interview conducted in Romania between 2005-2007, using Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), resulting a national representative sample of 2357 respondents. Lifetime time (LT) and 12 month (12 mo) prevalence of mental disorders and of psychotropic medication use were estimated. Analyses were carried out by 3 age group categories: 18-34, 35-49 and 50-64 years. Logistic regression assessed the association of LT, 12 mo …

Topics & Keywords

Workplace Health and Well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Public Health

Volume 24, Issue suppl_2

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku166.056

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