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Psychological distress among re-education through labour camp detainees in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China

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  • Yap, Lorraine
  • Shu, Su
  • Zhang, Lei
  • Liu, Wei
  • Chen, Yi
  • Wu, Zunyou
  • Li, Jianghong
  • Wand, Handan
  • Donovan, Basil
  • Butler, Tony

Abstract

[Background:] There is currently no information about the prevalence of, and factors contributing to psychological distress experienced by re-education through labour camp detainees in China. [Methods:] A cross-sectional face-to-face survey was conducted in three labour camps in Guangxi, China. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic characteristics; sexually transmissible infections (STIs); drug use; psychological distress (K-10); and health service usage and access inside the labour camps. K-10 scores were categorised as ≤30 (low to moderate distress) and >30 or more (highly distressed). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models identified factors independently associated with high K-10 scores for men and women separately. [Results:] In total, 755 detainees, 576 (76%) men and 179 (24%) women, participated in the health survey. The study found 11.6% men versus 11.2% women detainees experienced high psychological distress, but no significant gender differences were observed (p> 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression showed that multiple physical health problems were significantly associated with high psychological distress among men. [Conclusion:] Drug treatment and forensic mental health services need to be established in detention centres in China to treat more than 10% of detainees with drug use and mental health disorders.

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  • Yap, Lorraine & Shu, Su & Zhang, Lei & Liu, Wei & Chen, Yi & Wu, Zunyou & Li, Jianghong & Wand, Handan & Donovan, Basil & Butler, Tony, 2017. "Psychological distress among re-education through labour camp detainees in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 26(1), pages 57-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:187691
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