@article{ref1,
title="The impact of spousal migration on the mental health of Nepali women: a cross-sectional study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Aryal, Nirmal and Regmi, Pramod R. and van Teijlingen, Edwin and Trenoweth, Steven and Adhikary, Pratik and Simkhada, Padam",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="e1292-e1292",
abstract="Spousal separation, lack of companionship, and increased household responsibilities may trigger mental health problems in left-behind female spouses of migrant workers. This study aimed to examine mental ill-health risk in the left-behind female spouses of international migrant workers in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the Nawalparasi district. Study areas were purposively chosen; however, participants were randomly selected. Nepali versions of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used. Mental ill-health risk was prevalent in 3.1% of the participants as determined by GHQ. BDI identified mild or moderate depression in 6.5% of the participants with no one having severe depression. In bivariate analysis, a high frequency of communication with the husband was associated with lower mental ill-health risk and depression, as well as increasing resilience. Reduced return intervals of husbands and a high frequency of remittance were also associated with a low GHQ score. In a multiple regression model, adjusting for potential confounding variables, participants who communicated with their husbands at least once a day had a greater mean CD-RISC score (i.e., high resilience against mental ill-health risk) compared to those who did so at least once a week; a mean difference of 3.6 (95% CI 0.4 to 6.9), <i>P</i> = 0.03. To conclude, a low mental ill-health risk was found in the female spouses of migrants.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17041292",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041292"
}