Study Prevalence and factors associated with Anxiety and Depression

ISBN-13: 9786206785224 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str.

Sakshi Vasishta

Opis

To study the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression in adolescent girls and young married women (15-29 years) in urban resettlement areas. The study revealed high levels of anxiety and depression were discovered. Depression affected 27% of adolescent girls and 23% of young married women.The majority of adolescent girls (36%) felt minimum anxiety, which was followed by mild anxiety (29%) and severe anxiety (18%) and moderate anxiety (17%).Young married women were more likely to have minimal anxiety (44%) than mild, severe, or moderate anxiety (21%) or moderate anxiety (14%). According to the study, young married women (42.30%) had less knowledge about the mental health than adolescent girls (85%). Studies (p=0.04), an unfavorable home environment in adolescent girls and marital problems (p=0.007) among young married women were the factors that emerged significant with anxiety. The factors which came out to be significant with depression were studies (p=0.003) and money issues (p=0.05) in adolescent girls, and none of the factor was found significant in young married women.

O autorze

The author has done her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2017, and then has done her Master in Public Health.