MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN NONGSANG DISTRICT, UDONTHANI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research is an analytical study (Cross-Sectional Study) to study the state of mental health,
including factors that are related to the occurrence of mental health problems and personal factors.
Predicting the occurrence of mental health problems of the people of Nong Saeng District, Udon Thani
Province. The sample group is the population aged 15 years and older living in Nong Saeng District,
Udon Thani Province. There are 380 people. Data collection using questionnaires. Data analysis using
descriptive statistics. Frequency distribution. (Frequency) is a percentage value (Percentage) Average
value (Mean) Standard deviation (Standard Deviation) Median value (Median) Percentile average value Maximum value (Max) and minimum value (Min) Analytical statistics Use Chi–Square statistics, Odds
Ratio, 95% Confidence Interval of OR by defining significance at the 0.05 level and Binary Logistic
Regression statistics
The results of the study 1) The mental health status of the people of Nong Saeng District found
that most of them have mental health equal to the general population for the group of people with
lower mental health level than the general population. There is a high level of stress. Assessing
depression using the depression screening form of the Department of Mental Health found that most
of them have low depression. There is a relationship with the occurrence of mental health problems,
including marital status, average monthly income, sufficiency of income, having an illness, suffering in
the past 1 month. 3) Variables that are related to the occurrence of mental health problems such as
There is a statistical significance at the 0.05 level for two variables, namely having a medical condition
(OR Adjusted = 1.93, 95 % CI = 1.10-3.36) and distress in the past 1 month (OR Adjusted = 1.80, 95 %
CI = 1.06-3.06)