Prevalence of depressive symptoms and their determinants among adolescents in Can Tho City, Vietnam: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Can Tho City, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,054 students aged 15-18 years, recruited from eight high schools using one-off anonymous questionnaires. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised - Vietnamese version. The Self-esteem Scale of Vietnamese Adolescents, the Crandell Cognitions Inventory-Short form scale, the School Connectedness Scale and the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents were used to assess self-esteem, cognitive distortion, school connectedness and educational stress, respectively. Univariate analyses explored the relationships between sociodemographic variables and depressive

SUBMITTER: Tran LCT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720387 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature