Prevalence and Associated Factors With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Secondary School Students in Mattu Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Midekso Sento, Atoma Negera, Samuel Negera and Misganu Diriba

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2026, vol. 72, issue 4, 900-908

Abstract: Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) in adolescents enrolled in secondary school. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 418 secondary school students who were selected using systematic sampling. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to collect data. Data were entered and analyzed by IBM SPSS version 30. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were performed to identify factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In the final model, variables with a P -value

Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Adolescents; Students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640251386099

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