Depressive symptoms and its associated factors among secondary school adolescents of Birtamod Municipality, Jhapa, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Depression is a rising public health concern affecting adolescents' mental health throughout the world. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its associated factors among adolescents from urban Nepal. The depressive symptoms among 271 randomly selected secondary school adolescents of Britamod Municipality were assessed using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The chi-square test and multivariable logistic regression were executed to assess the statistical relationship between potential risk factors and depressive symptoms at 5% level of significance. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 42.8% (95% CI: 37.3-49.1%). Multiple logistic regression revealed that female adolescents (aOR: 2.309, 95% CI: 1.233-4.325), adole

SUBMITTER: Giri R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798441 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature