Depressive symptoms among orphans and vulnerable adolescents in childcare homes in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orphans and vulnerable adolescents (OVAs) living in child care homes (CCHs) are vulnerable to depressive symptoms due to a poor environment and a lack of receiving good care and love from their parents. This study aimed to estimate the presence of depressive symptoms and determine factors associated with it among OVAs living in CCHs in Nepal.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect the information from OVAs aged 13-17 years living in 22 CCHs from five districts of Nepal. The CCHs were selected by a simple random method. A validated questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) were used to assess depressive symptoms among the participants. Those with mild to severe BDI-II scores were defined as having clinically relevant depressive s

SUBMITTER: Bhatt KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature