Social and behavioural factors associated with depressive symptoms among university students in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore social and behavioural factors associated with depressive symptoms among university students in Cambodia.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Settings

Two public universities-one in the capital city of Phnom Penh and another in Battambang provincial town.

Participants

This study included 1359 students randomly selected from all departments in the two universities using a multistage cluster sampling method for a self-administered questionnaire survey in 2015.

Primary outcome measure

Depressive symptoms measured by using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. All measures in the study were self-reported.

Results

The proportion of students with depressive symptoms and severe depressive symptoms were 50.6% and 19.6%, res

SUBMITTER: Ngin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169749 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature