Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 62-67
Prevalence of Depressive Syndrome among Secondary Level Students of New Baneshwor, Kathmandu
Suraksha Subedi1, Himani Singh Thakuri2, Suvash Nayaju3, Sanjeev Kumar Shah4
1Department of Nursing, Asian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Nepal
2Department of Nursing, Asian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Nepal
3Department of Public Health, Asian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Nepal
4Department of Public Health, National Open College, Pokhara University, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Suraksha Subedi
ABSTRACT
Background: Depression is a leading cause of disability, affecting more than 264 million people worldwide. Depression is a serious mental disorder among adolescents. It is associated with an increase in family problems, academic difficulties, substance abuse and absenteeism.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to measure the prevalence of depression among adolescent of college in Kathmandu district and determine the association of depression with selected demographic variables.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A total of 437 adolescents were purposively selected from a college in New Baneshwor area of Kathmandu district.
Results: Of the total adolescent students, one fourth (25.9%) were suffering from some types of depression. Among 25.9%, 4.6 % of them had mild mood disturbance and 5.5% had borderline clinical depression and 14.2% of the adolescents had moderate depression and very few (1.6%) of the adolescents were found to have severe depression. There was a statistically significant association between faculty of study and depression, family members relationship and depression and peer relationship and depression (p<0.05).
Conclusion/Implications for Practice: Although based on a cross-sectional study, the findings suggest that out of the total students, about one fourth of them were suffering from mild to severe level of depression. The findings of this study can be helpful in structuring the trainings and motivational sessions in high schools, raising mental health awareness among teachers and students, socializing and reducing the stigmas, emphasizing healthy family and peer relationship and providing family-centered mental health education.
Keywords: Adolescent, Association, Beck Inventory Depression, Depression, Level of Depression, Prevalence