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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Depressive symptoms among in-school adolescents in north- western Nigeria
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Fatima Bello Jiya, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Paul Kehinde Ibitoye, Bilkisu Ilah Garba, Jibrin Baba, Asma’u Adamu, Khadijat Omeneke Isezuo
Abstract
Objectives: To assess depressive symptoms among in-school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis, the factors associated with depression, and the independent predictors of depressive symptoms in the affected subjects. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey of secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis via multistage random sampling, using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) modified for Adolescents (PHQ-A). Data was analyzed using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results: Respondents consisted of 312(53.8%) males and 268(46.2%) females, with male to female ratio 1.2: 1. Their ages ranged between 10 and 19 years with mean (±SD) of 15± 2.6 years. Most (62.1%) of the subjects attended public schools, their parents were mainly Hausa by tribe (79.7%), traders, (33.1%), graduates (37.6%), married (96%), and majority (44.7%) belonged to the middle socioeconomic class. One hundred and twenty eight (22.1%) of the 580 subjects had various degrees of depressive symptoms with majority 83(64.8%) of them having mild depression. Logistic regression analysis showed that age category 15-17 years (p=0.006), school type (p=0.03), family history of mood disorder (p<0.001), somatic symptoms (p<0.001), parent factor (p<0.001), self –rated poor academic performance (p<0.001), bullying (p=0.02), and emotional stress (p<0.001), were independent predictors of depressive symptoms among the subjects. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were high among the respondents and multiple factors were independently associated with the symptoms.
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Pages:53-60
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Fatima Bello Jiya, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Paul Kehinde Ibitoye, Bilkisu Ilah Garba, Jibrin Baba, Asma’u Adamu, Khadijat Omeneke Isezuo "Depressive symptoms among in-school adolescents in north- western Nigeria ". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 53-60
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