Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey

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dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Tali
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Sam
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Brett
dc.contributor.authorMyers, J E
dc.contributor.authorParry, Charles
dc.contributor.authorMakanga, Tatenda
dc.contributor.authorCorrigall, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Mary Lou
dc.contributor.authorMatzopoulos, Richard
dc.coverage.spatialKhayelitsha, Gugulethu, Nyangaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T08:47:49Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T08:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-20
dc.description.abstractIntroduction This paper summarises key findings from the first of three household surveys conducted in three high-violence areas in the Cape Town, investigating community members’ experiences of alcohol use, their built environment, violence and symptoms of depression, together with their views on alcohol and other interventions. Methods A stratified random sample of 1500 dwellings, 1200 in Khayelitsha and 300 in Gugulethu and Nyanga (“Gunya”) was selected using GIS address data for formal areas and aerial photography for informal areas. Fieldwork took place from July to November 2013. Responses to questions were summarized by area, gender, age and formal vs. informal settlement type. Results After substitution and data cleaning, 1213 Khayelitsha households and 286 Gunya households were included. In Gunya, 29% of respondents reported that they or their family members had been affected by at least one violent crime (murder, assault, domestic violence, rape) in the past year, compared with 12% in Khayelitsha. Using a CES-D-10 cut-off of 10, 44% of respondents were classified as depressed. More than half the respondents reported having experienced some form of alcohol nuisance. Respondents were supportive of alcohol interventions such as increased taxes and police regulation of outlets, particularly in Gunya (87%) and amongst female respondents (76%). Satisfaction with infrastructure such as street lighting and drainage was generally low. Conclusions The results describe the co-occurring burdens of alcohol and drug use, violence, depression and deprivation in our study populations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCassidy, T., Lloyd, S., Bowman, B., Myers, J. E., Parry, C., Makanga, T., ... Matzopoulos, R. (2018). <i>Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28271en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCassidy, Tali, Sam Lloyd, Brett Bowman, J E Myers, Charles Parry, Tatenda Makanga, Joanne Corrigall, Mary Lou Thompson, and Richard Matzopoulos <i>Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28271en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCassidy T, Lloyd S, Bowman B, Myers J, Parry C, Makanga PT, Corrigall J, Thompson ML, Matzopoulos R. Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey. UCT Working Paper. 2018en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Cassidy, Tali AU - Lloyd, Sam AU - Bowman, Brett AU - Myers, J E AU - Parry, Charles AU - Makanga, Tatenda AU - Corrigall, Joanne AU - Thompson, Mary Lou AU - Matzopoulos, Richard AB - Introduction This paper summarises key findings from the first of three household surveys conducted in three high-violence areas in the Cape Town, investigating community members’ experiences of alcohol use, their built environment, violence and symptoms of depression, together with their views on alcohol and other interventions. Methods A stratified random sample of 1500 dwellings, 1200 in Khayelitsha and 300 in Gugulethu and Nyanga (“Gunya”) was selected using GIS address data for formal areas and aerial photography for informal areas. Fieldwork took place from July to November 2013. Responses to questions were summarized by area, gender, age and formal vs. informal settlement type. Results After substitution and data cleaning, 1213 Khayelitsha households and 286 Gunya households were included. In Gunya, 29% of respondents reported that they or their family members had been affected by at least one violent crime (murder, assault, domestic violence, rape) in the past year, compared with 12% in Khayelitsha. Using a CES-D-10 cut-off of 10, 44% of respondents were classified as depressed. More than half the respondents reported having experienced some form of alcohol nuisance. Respondents were supportive of alcohol interventions such as increased taxes and police regulation of outlets, particularly in Gunya (87%) and amongst female respondents (76%). Satisfaction with infrastructure such as street lighting and drainage was generally low. Conclusions The results describe the co-occurring burdens of alcohol and drug use, violence, depression and deprivation in our study populations. DA - 2018-04-20 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey TI - Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28271 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28271
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCassidy T, Lloyd S, Bowman B, Myers JE, Parry C, Makanga T, et al. Violence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community survey. 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28271en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherviolence
dc.subject.otheralcohol
dc.subject.otherdepression
dc.titleViolence, alcohol and symptoms of depression and in Cape Town's poorest communities: results of a community surveyen_ZA
dc.typeWorking Paperen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeInteractive Resource
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
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