@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Bangladeshi university students: a cross-sectional study",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2021",
author="Sayeed, Abu and Rahman, Md Hafizur and Hassan, Md Nazmul and deSteiguer Steiguer, Abby and Kundu, Satyajit and Meem, Amatul Elah and Hasan, Al-Riaj and Mallick, Trisha and Sultana, Mst Sadia and Hasanuzzaman, Md and Sahrin, Sumaia and Hasan, M. Tasdik",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among university students in Bangladesh. Participants: A total of 403 undergraduate students from Patuakhali Science and Technology University, and Barisal University participated in the study. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). <br><br>RESULT: The prevalence of depression (BDI ≥ 14) was 47.14%. Depression was 3.4 times (95% CI: 1.6-7.1), 3.8 times (95% CI: 1.7-8.6), and 3.9 times (95% CI: 1.5-8.9) higher among 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students, respectively than 1st-year students. Students with a history of stressful life events (aOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.7-4.4), suicidal attempts (aOR = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.2-7.9), and who received inadequate monthly allowance from their family (aOR = 0.53 95% CI: 0.3-0.9) were more likely to develop depressive symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study reports a high level of depression among university students which needs further discussion, exploration, and calls for designing appropriate interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2021.1944168",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1944168"
}