COMPARISON OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TREATMENT STATUS BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND MIGRANT WORKERS IN SHENZHEN, CHINA
Objective To investigate the current status of mental health and treatment in local residents and migrant workers in Shenzhen,China,and to provide evidence for medical insurance strategies coveragefor mental diseases in migrant workers.Methods A total of 1 200 local residents and 1 200 migrant workers in Shenzhen were randomly recruited.The anxiety status,Self-Esteem Scale (SES) score,and current status of seeking medical treatment were compared between local residents and migrant workers.Results Compared with the local residents,the migrant workers showed significantly higher total score of Symptom Checklist 90 and scores on subscales of somatization,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,psychosis,anxiety,and paranoid factor (t=2.471-8.683,P＜0.05),a significantly lower SES score (t=3.687,P＜0.05),a significantly lower proportion of people seeking medical treatment (x2 =50.513,P＜0.05),and a significantly lower cost of medical services (t =11.373,P＜0.05).Conclusion It is necessary to pay more attention to the mental problems of migrant workers in Shenzhen and to optimize the medical services in hospitals,in order to improve the mental health of migrant workers.
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