Mental Distress Among Youths in Low-Income Urban Areas in South America.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Improving mental health of young people is a major societal challenge, particularly among the high numbers of young people living in deprived urban areas.

Objective

To identify factors associated with depression and anxiety among young people in deprived urban areas in South America.

Design, setting, and participants

This case-control study recruited adolescents (age 15-16 years) and young adults (age 20-24 years) from education and community settings in deprived areas in Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Lima, Peru, between April 2021 and November 2022. Participants who met threshold criteria for self-reported depression or anxiety. Community controls who did not meet the criteria were identified.

Exposures

Sociodemographic characterist

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Restrepo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature