PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN KUHDASHT, IRAN

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RIAHI FROUGH; IZADI MAZIDI MAYAM; TASHAKORI ASHRAF; Mansouri Leila

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Journal: Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal Year:2017 | Volume:16 | Issue:4 Page(s): 433-442

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PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN KUHDASHT, IRAN

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RIAHI FROUGH | IZADI MAZIDI MAYAM | TASHAKORI ASHRAF | Mansouri Leila | Issue Writer Certificate

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DEPRESSIONQ2

ADOLESCENTQ2

STUDENTQ3

Abstract

Background and Objective: DEPRESSION is one of the mostcommon psychiatric disorder that is debilitating and causesimpairment in job, education and social performance. Thisstudy was aimed to investigate the prevalence of DEPRESSION inhigh school girl STUDENTs. Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 600 girlstudents of public and private high schools in the Kuhdasht cityparticipated in the study. Beck DEPRESSION inventory anddemographic information questionnaire were used in order togather the data. The data were analyzed using descriptivestatistics and Chi-square test. Results: In the present study, 65 % of STUDENTs experiencedDEPRESSION (mild, moderate or severe) and 35% of STUDENTs didnot have DEPRESSION. The mean score of DEPRESSION was 21. 1, instudents of public schools and 19. 39 in STUDENTs of privateschools. There were no significant associations betweenDEPRESSION and the type of school, mother’ s level of educationand number of family members (P>0. 05). But the relationshipbetween DEPRESSION with educational function, father's level ofeducation and history of DEPRESSION in family were statisticallysignificant (P<0. 05). Conclusion: Our results indicate that there is no significantdifference between public and private schools in terms ofprevalence of DEPRESSION. History of DEPRESSION in family haspositive relation with DEPRESSION. Association between father’ slevel of education and STUDENTs’ educational function withDEPRESSION is inversely related. The results of this study confirmthe importance of regular and effective training programs toenhance the awareness of society members, especially parentsof teenagers, about DEPRESSION in ADOLESCENTs.

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RIAHI, FROUGH, IZADI MAZIDI, MAYAM, TASHAKORI, ASHRAF, & Mansouri, Leila. (2017). PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN KUHDASHT, IRAN. JUNDISHAPUR SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL JOURNAL, 16(4 ), 433-442. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/12894/en

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RIAHI FROUGH, IZADI MAZIDI MAYAM, TASHAKORI ASHRAF, Mansouri Leila. PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN KUHDASHT, IRAN. JUNDISHAPUR SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL JOURNAL[Internet]. 2017;16(4 ):433-442. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/12894/en

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FROUGH RIAHI, MAYAM IZADI MAZIDI, ASHRAF TASHAKORI, and Leila Mansouri, “PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN KUHDASHT, IRAN,” JUNDISHAPUR SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 16, no. 4 , pp. 433–442, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/12894/en

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