| Background: Policies for mental health care are improving in Iran and accurate data is needed. There is no
population based study about mental health from West of Iran.
Methods: The study population was the entire adult (18 years old and above) inhabitants of Kermanshah county
(the city and the related rural area). This population was 656683 from whom 83.6% lived in urban area and
16.4% lived in rural area. General health questionnaire (GHQ)-28 was completed by a randomly selected cluster
sample (84.1% response rate)of urban and rural area of Kermanshah county, 2015.
Results: A positive result was achieved from 39.1% (out of 2102). It was not related to gender, age group, job or
marital status but illiterate participants, and those with lower economic level had higher scores.
Conclusion: A considerable proportion of Kermanshah inhabitants, were screened positive for general health
problems. |