Do the socio-economic elements constitute factors of relapse in psychiatry: a case-control study
International Journal of Development Research
Do the socio-economic elements constitute factors of relapse in psychiatry: a case-control study
Received 09th April, 2019; Received in revised form 17th May, 2019; Accepted 06th June, 2019; Published online 28th July, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Evah Norotiana Andriamiakatsoa RAOBELLE et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A risk of relapse in psychiatry happens when a recovered patient feels again symptoms associated in disorder which leads into crisis requiring rehospitalisation. The aim of this study is to determine socio-economic factors which might affect the relapse of patients suffering of mental disorder. It was a case-control study conducted for 12months, on 01 September 2014 to 30 September 2015, in Psychiatric University Hospital of Anjanamasina, including patients being hospitalized during the above period of time. Male gender was shown to be predominant in the survey. It was observed that low level of instruction was significantly associated to relapse, as well as the fact of being unemployed representing most of the «Case» (68,6%). Concerning financial resources, a significant association was found out in monthly income less than 100000 Ariary, of not owning a house and relapse. Mental disorder is a real fact in Madagascar, and this study has highlighted that the socio-economic profile of patients remains an obstacle for better access to care.
