Comaprison of severity of depression in male and female post burn patient with facial exposed scar –a cross sectional study

Aim: To compare severity of depression between male and female post burn patient with facial exposed scar.
Background: Many patients with burn experiences scar.The patients with exposed scar experiences depression. Very few studies are been done in severity of depression in burns patients with facial exposed scar.
Methodlogy: Primary data collection was done using convenient sampling. 50 male and female individuals between age group 18-64year were selected with post burn facial exposed scar. Assessment was done by using patient health questionnaire-9.
Results: Male and female post burn patients with facial exposed scar showed same level of depression.
Conclusion: The study concludes that there is no significant difference between severity of depression in male and female patients with post burn facial exposed scar.