The association between urban greenspace and psychological health among young adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The association between urban greenspace and psychological health among young adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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10.1016/j.envres.2022.114258
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发表时间：
2022-12
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Gray, Christine L.
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作者：
Zewdie, Hiwot Y.;Whetten, Kathryn;Dubie, Misganaw E.;Kenea, Berhanu;Bekele, Tolesa;Temesgen, Chimdi;Molla, Wesene;Puffer, Eve S.;Ostermann, Jan;Hobbie, Amy M.;Gray, Christine L.
心理障碍正在成为撒哈拉以南非洲，特别是埃塞俄比亚的卫生优先事项。城市绿地——公园、树木和融入城市形态的其他植被——可能促进人口的心理健康，但在高收入国家以外的地区，这方面的研究基本上不足。我们探索绿色空间与埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴年轻人心理健康的关系。绿地暴露使用从公开卫星图像（2018-2019）导出的归一化植被指数（NDVI）计算。我们使用空间聚类测试来表征绿地的分布。得出的NDVI值与孤儿研究参与者的积极结果有关，以探索绿色空间暴露与心理健康之间的横断面关联（2019-2021年测量）。采用两种连续的心理健康评分：来自优势与困难问卷的总困难和来自8项患者健康问卷的抑郁症状。采用行政单位嵌套的多水平广义线性回归来估计绿地与心理健康之间的关系。我们还探讨了性别和收入对效果的影响。研究发现，亚的斯亚贝巴城市绿地具有空间集聚性，东北部绿地密度高，市中心绿地密度低。我们的研究结果表明，居住在绿色地区与较少的情绪和行为困难相关（β = - 1.89; 95% CI: - 3.50, - 0.29），但与抑郁症状无显著相关性（β = - 0.61; 95% CI: - 2.33, 1.11）。我们观察到，在报告任何收入的人群和男性中，绿色空间与总体困难之间存在更强的关联，在男性中，绿色空间与抑郁症状之间存在更强的关联。我们对亚的斯亚贝巴的绿色空间在心理健康中的作用进行了初步探索，这对撒哈拉以南非洲的城市社区有潜在的影响。进一步的研究应继续探索如何在类似的环境中利用人造环境和自然环境来促进人口心理健康。
Psychological disorders are emerging as health priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ethiopia. Urban greenspace — parks, trees, and other vegetation integrated into urban form — may facilitate population psychological health, but is largely understudied outside high-income countries. We explore greenspace in relation to psychological health among young adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Greenspace exposure was calculated using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) derived from publicly available satellite imagery (2018–2019). We used tests of spatial clustering to characterize greenspace distribution. Derived NDVI values were linked to Positive Outcomes for Orphans study participants to explore cross-sectional associations between greenspace exposure and psychological health (measured 2019–2021). Two continuous scores of psychological health were examined: total difficulties from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and depressive symptoms from the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire. Multilevel generalized linear regression, nested by administrative units, was used to estimate the association between greenspace and psychological health. We also explored effect modification by gender and having income. We found greenspace is spatially clustered in Addis Ababa, with high greenspace density in the northeast region and low greenspace density in the center of the city. Our findings suggest residing in greener areas is associated with fewer emotional and behavioral difficulties (β = −1.89; 95% CI: −3.50, −0.29), but not significantly associated with depressive symptomology (β = −0.61; 95% CI: −2.33, 1.11). We observed stronger associations between greenspace and total difficulties among those reporting any income and among males, and for the association between greenspace and depression symptomology among males. We offer initial exploration into the role of greenspace in psychological well-being in Addis Ababa, with potential implications for urban communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Further research should continue to explore how the built and natural environment could be leveraged in similar settings to promote population psychological health.
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作者：
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