World Mental Health Survey, Iraq, 2006-2007 (ICPSR 39569)
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Ali Al-Hamzawi, University of Al-Qadisiyah;
Naeema Al-Gasseer, World Health Organization;
R. Srinivasa Murthy, World Health Organization;
Mohammad Salih Khalaf Al-Kaisy, Ibn Sina Hospital;
Nezar Ismet Taib, Unknown
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39569.v1
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The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative was a coordinated series of general population surveys of mental, substance use, and behavioral disorders conducted in countries across all World Health Organization (WHO) regions. The approach taken by WMH was to conduct rigorous general population surveys in nationally representative samples in many countries throughout the world, to generate data from these surveys on the prevalence, severity, course, and treatment of mental disorders. Data were collected using the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) which uses both ICD-10 and DSM-III diagnostic criteria. This survey was conducted in Iraq and utilized the Arabic version of the CIDI.
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, the data file in this collection is restricted from general dissemination. To obtain this restricted file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement.
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- For additional information on the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, please visit the World Mental Health Survey Initiative website.
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Supporting documentation to distinguish Part I and II of the survey was not included. Users can utilize crosstabs on the weight variables FINALP1WT and FINALP2WT to determine whether variables in Datasets 1 and 2 were derived from Part I or II of the survey:
- If a participant without valid values for FINALP2WT responded to a variable, that variable is in Part I of the survey.
- Variables that only have responses from participants with FINALP2WT valid values are in Part II of the survey.
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The Restricted-Use Raw Iraq Data were provided without complete variable and value labels, but with a P.I. Questionnaire. This Raw dataset and the corresponding documents are released to provide supplemental information. The Raw dataset is released as Restricted-Use because it contains the original variables that were used to create the constructed variables in the Public-Use Cleaned Iraq Data and the Restricted-Use Cleaned Iraq Data.
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The WMH Survey Initiative was designed to fill major gaps in global mental health data. Earlier estimates of the burden of mental and addictive disorders relied largely on literature reviews and isolated studies. WMH surveys provide nationally or regionally representative data to:
- Estimate the prevalence and distribution of mental, substance use, and behavioral disorders.
- Identify risk and protective factors to inform prevention and intervention strategies.
- Describe patterns of service use, unmet need, and barriers to care.
- Improve estimates of the global burden of disease attributable to mental disorders for public health planning.
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This study consisted of the following design stages:
- Stratified by sampling domains
- Sampling domain clusters
- 10 households
- 5 households
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Adults aged 18 or older living in Iraq.
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The overall response rate for this survey was 95.20 percent.
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Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Version 3.0.
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The final analysis weight FINALP1WT for each respondent was computed as the product of three weight components: the selection weight factor for the respondent, the nonresponse weight adjustment factor for the respondent, and the post-stratification factor for the respondent.
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