Background: Depression is one of the most frequent and prevalent mood disorders worldwide. Its global burden is
considerable. WHO estimates that more than 264 million people have been
diagnosed with this condition. The global
burden represents nothing less than 1.72% of DALYs (Disability-Adjusted
Life Years), and despite this, and the screening recommendations, a recent
questionnaire involving 33653 patients that had medical interviews, revealed
that less than 5% percent of adults are screened for MDD in the primary care
setting. In our country, INEC (National Institute
of Statistics and Censuses,English translation) data reveal that in 2015, 2088
people were attended fordepressive
mood disorders in health care establishments, from which 1339were women and 749 were men. Regarding suicide,
1073 people took their lives in 2015, being men the most affected with
807 cases of suicide. This aspect becomes even more relevant due to the crisis
caused by Quarantine Time. At present, there are no current data about
depression in our country, the present cross-sectional study seeks the
prevalence of depression during quarantine due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and its
associated factors. In Ecuador, we do not count on up-to-date data about the
most significant risk factors for MDD, and neither with the current prevalence
in the setting of this event of great magnitude. Thus, with this
cross-sectional study, we aim to estimate the
prevalence of MDD and its
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