Status and influencing factors of mental health in Zhuang ethnic peasants in Guangxi

ObjectiveTo evaluate the status and the influencing factors of mental health in Zhuang ethnic peasants in Guangxi.MethodsSymptom Check list-90(SCL-90)and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS)were applied to 921 Zhuang peasants selected with stratified cluster sampling.All data were dealt with software SPSS 1310.ResultsThere were significant differences in SCL-90 scores between groups with different sex,age,marriage status,economic level, religious belief, chronic disease history,time of falling a sleep,objective support, and subjective support.The scores of SCL-90 in Zhuang peasants were significantly higher than that of norms we Chinese and the norms of adults in three provinces including Hebei, Zhejiang and Guangxi.The no-condition logistic multiple factor regression analysis showed that sex,religious belief,chronic disease,time of falling a sleep,and subjective support entered regression model.ConclusionSex,religious belie,fchronic disease,time of falling a sleep,and subjective support are influencing factors of the mental health of Zhuang peasants in Guangxi.