Study of depression in university students in Pakistan

Study of depression in university students in Pakistan

To assess the prevalence of depression among university students in Pakistan. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1, 2017, to February25, 2018, at Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, PirMehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2020-04, Vol.70 (4), p.650-654
Hauptverfasser: Gul, Fatima, Yuefen, Wang, Ullah, Inam, Zada, Shagufta
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Success
Adult
College students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Depression (Mood disorder)
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Despair
Diseases
Female
Guilt (Psychology)
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Mental disorders
Pakistan - epidemiology
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological aspects
Risk factors
Sex Factors
Statistics
Students
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Universities - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:To assess the prevalence of depression among university students in Pakistan. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1, 2017, to February25, 2018, at Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, PirMehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, University of Peshawar and Qurtuba University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Data was collected using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire, and was analysed using SPSS 19. Of the 1159 subjects, 367(31.6%) were males and 792(68.3%) were females. The overall age range was 19-45 years. Of all the subjects, 986(85%) had some degree of depression, while 173(15%) were normal. Depression in females was significantly higher than males (p
ISSN:0030-9982
DOI:10.5455/JPMA.15757