Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior of Depressed Persons in India Sakpal B. Ruchita Ph. D. Scholar, International Institute of Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai, India Online published on 29 December, 2017. Abstract Depression is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease and affects people in all communities across the world. The objective of the study is to study the prevalence of depression and to find out the possible factors of depression in India and to study the unmet need for treatment among depressed people. Present study utilizing the secondary data from study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE), India. This is implemented in six states-Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. A separate bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis are carried out to examine the socio-economic and demographic factors, risk factor, co-morbidities affecting the dependent variables used in the study i.e. depression. The study reveals that the prevalence of Symptom-based depression is high than self-reported. It is found to be highest in both less developed and more developed states Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. It is found high in person with higher age, low educational level, poor, in currently married and widowed/divorced/separated. Unmet need for medication and treatment is found to be high for depression and it gets decreased as it co-morbid with other diseases. Top Keywords Co-morbidity, Depression, Quality of Life, Unmet Need. Top |