TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Bangladeshi university students: a cross-sectional study
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Sayeed, Abu
A1  - Rahman, Md Hafizur
A1  - Hassan, Md Nazmul
A1  - deSteiguer Steiguer, Abby
A1  - Kundu, Satyajit
A1  - Meem, Amatul Elah
A1  - Hasan, Al-Riaj
A1  - Mallick, Trisha
A1  - Sultana, Mst Sadia
A1  - Hasanuzzaman, Md
A1  - Sahrin, Sumaia
A1  - Hasan, M. Tasdik
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1944168
ID  - ref1
ER  -