Change in emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD from pre- to post-flood exposure in women residing in low-income settings in South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Nöthling, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibbs, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Washington, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Gigaba, SG | |
dc.contributor.author | Willan, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Abrahams, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Jewkes, R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-27T10:51:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-11-22 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-11-27T08:48:02Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Floods are increasing in frequency and may increase the risk for experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of damage, loss, injury and death resulting from floods that occurred in and around the city of Durban, South Africa, in April 2022, and associated changes in mental health pre- to post-floods in a low-income setting. Seventy-three women between the ages of 18 and 45, residing in flood affected, low-income settings, were interviewed prior to the floods occurring. Mental health measures were repeated with 69 of the 73 women during the post-flood interview along with a questionnaire measuring flood-related exposures. Loss of infrastructure (lacked access to drinking water, electricity, fresh food, could not travel to work, had to stay in a shelter and could not get hold of friends or family) was a predictor of post-flood change in levels of emotional distress and anxiety. Higher levels of prior trauma exposure were associated with higher post-flood levels of emotional distress. Higher pre-flood food insecurity was also associated with higher post-flood anxiety. Women affected by poverty, food insecurity and a history of trauma are vulnerable to the additive adverse mental health effects of floods. Proactive approaches to diminishing the impact of floods on the livelihood of women is needed and post-flood relieve efforts may be more affective if they are enhanced by providing mental health support. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 1-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 22 November 2023 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01384-3 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | MR/T029803/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/134662 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-2812-5377 (Gibbs, A) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2023. Open access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Floods | en_GB |
dc.subject | Emotional distress | en_GB |
dc.subject | Depression | en_GB |
dc.subject | Posttraumatic stress disorder | en_GB |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_GB |
dc.title | Change in emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD from pre- to post-flood exposure in women residing in low-income settings in South Africa | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-27T10:51:17Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1434-1816 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Springer via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability: The data used in this paper are available on request to the corresponding author. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1435-1102 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Archives of Women's Mental Health | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Archives of Women's Mental Health | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2023-10-15 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-11-22 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2023-11-27T10:48:28Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-11-27T10:51:23Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-11-22 |
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