Depression, anxiety, psychological distress and associated factors among students attending Nemelifen Secondary and Preparatory School, Afar regional state, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the magnitude of depression, anxiety, psychological distress and associated factors in Nemelifen Secondary and Preparatory School at Awash 7 Kilo, zone 3, Afar, Ethiopia.

Design

An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was implemented.

Setting

This research was conducted in Afar regional state, zone 3, Awash 7 Kilo town.

Participants

A pretested, structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information from 392 study participants. For the purpose of identifying risk variables for depression, anxiety and psychological distress, bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome of the study was magnitude of depression, anxiety and

SUBMITTER: Gebremariam AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533804 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature