AN APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH AMONG URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION IN SERBIA USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING

摘要

Objective: Studies about mental health among urban and rural residents are scarce. A limited number of studies report somewhat better mental health in rural settings, despite higher rates of suicides. The main objective of this study was to describe social conditions of the population of Serbia in rural and urban settlements and to assess the differences in the prevalence of mental health disorders.