Prevalence and associated factors of depression among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with depression among adolescent boys and girls.

Design

We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was carried out in 82 randomly selected clusters (57 rural, 15 non-slum urban and 10 slums) from eight divisions of Bangladesh.

Participants

We interviewed 4907 adolescent boys and 4949 adolescent girls.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome measure was 'any depression' and the secondary outcome measures were types of depression: no or minimal, mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe.

Results

The overall prevalence of no or minimal, mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe depression was 75.5%, 17.9%, 5,4%, 1.1% and 0.1%, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Mridha MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7813352 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature