DIFFERENCE OF PRESENTATION GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION

Abstract

Background: Generalized Anxiety is the most pervasive reason for illness trouble in the normal populace. Because of quick monetary and social changes, the same expanding pattern of these issues has additionally been seen in Pakistan.Objective: To compare the level of generalized anxiety disorder between the rural and urban population of Sindh, Pakistan. Design: Cross-sectional, prospective hospital-based study Place & duration: This research was performed in the Department of Psychiatry Liaquat Medical University Jamshoro and Sir Cowasji Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry, Hyderabad for 1 year from the 15th of June 2019 to the 14th of July 2020.Material and Methods: A total of 200 participants were included. 100 were rural residents and 100 were urban residents of Sindh. Respondents were conducted and the answers to Generalized Anxiety Disorder 21 were graded (DASS). The data were evaluated with frequency, mean and standard deviation. Results: The mean age of study participants was 31.46±9 years and 34.75±9.98 years in the urban and rural populations, respectively. There was no significant difference at p≥0.05 between total scores of GAD among rural and urban participants. Conclusion: This research