DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN THE CONTEXT OF BRAZILIAN WOMEN
Epidemiology; adjustment disorders; womens health
Aim: This study evaluated prevalence and factors associated to depression in Brazilian women at reproductive age. Methods: 22,621 women aged 18-49 years were analyzed from the National Health Survey 2013. The outcome was depression diagnosis, independent variables were sociodemographic items, lifestyle, reproductive history and chronic diseases. Descriptive analysis were conducted. Results: there was a prevalence of 8.26% of depression diagnosis. The profile of the sample description was performed according to the study variables, through the drafting table with absolute and relative frequency values of categorical variables.