Volume 8 | Issue - 10
Volume 8 | Issue - 9
Volume 8 | Issue - 9
Volume 8 | Issue - 9
Volume 8 | Issue - 9
Migration denotes any movement of groups of people from one locality to another and takes different forms. The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the impact of migrant vs non migrant male partner on mental health of women of reproductive age group. (2) to determine the association between mental health with selected socio demographic variables of women of reproductive age group having migrant vs non migrant male partners. Methodology: Descriptive comparative research design was adopted to determine the effect of male migration on mental health of women of reproductive age group. A total of 76 women were surveyed using cluster sampling, with 38 women each having migrant and non-migrant male partners. Mental health was assessed using the DASS-10 questionnaire. Results indicated that 42.1% of women with migrant partners and 36.8% with non-migrant partners were aged 34-41 years, and a majority (63.2%) in both groups were graduates or above. Notably, 47.4% of women with migrant partners lived in nuclear families, compared to 68.4% in the non-migrant group. Among women with migrant partners, 10.5% experienced mild stress and mild anxiety, while 21.1% reported mild depression. Conversely, in the non-migrant group, 13.2% reported moderate stress, 5.3% severe anxiety, and 5.3% moderate depression. Statistically significant differences were found between groups in terms of depression (p<0.05), but not for stress and anxiety (p>0.05). Chi-square tests revealed significant associations between stress and religion, monthly family income (p<0.01), anxiety and age, religion, residence, occupation, duration of married life (p<0.05), and depression with religion, residence, and monthly family income (p<0.01). Overall, male migration significantly impacts the mental health of women in the reproductive age group. The study suggests that empowering women could potentially mitigate these effects and enhance their overall well-being.