Worries about money
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51
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Concerns about rent, day-to-day living, school fees
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Problems of the mind
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47
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Recurrent headaches, sleeplessness, unhappiness, trouble thinking, loss of appetite, night mares
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Unknown cause of symptoms
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32
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Most common among informants not acknowledging symptoms as an illness or as mental distress, suggested witchcraft
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Relationship with spouse and family members
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26
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Commonest among women, included crying more than usual, unhappiness, headaches, sleeplessness.
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Ill health
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24
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Sleeplessness, daily life suffering, inability to play useful role in life, tiredness
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Low self-esteem
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16
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Worthlessness, loss of interest, unhappiness, crying more than usual, difficulty enjoying daily activities, experience of stigma
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Recent life events
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6
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Bereavement, divorces, newly diagnosed with chronic disease including HIV. Included symptoms of restlessness, sleeplessness, trouble thinking, headache, unhappiness
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