Stress symptoms and associated factors among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress affects adolescents' daily lives by disrupting their working capacity and begets comorbidity. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of stress symptoms and the factors associated with these symptoms among secondary school-going adolescents in Bangladesh.

Methods

A cross-sectional study using two-stage cluster sampling was conducted. A self-administered questionnaire was given to 2355 adolescents from nine secondary schools in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of the respondents, 2313 completed the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Sociodemographic information, self-reported body image, a modified Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ), and the WHO Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) were used to determine the sociodemographic and lifestyle factor

SUBMITTER: Anjum A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9761971 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature