Teenage Blues: Predictors of depression among adolescents in Nigeria

Adefunke DadeMatthews, Chukwuemeka Nzeakah, Lucky Onofa, Oluwagbemiga DadeMatthews and Temitope Ogundare

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Background: Depressive disorders, with a prevalence of 15–21%, are among the most common disorders in children and adolescents, and increases the risk of suicide, the second leading cause of death in children aged 10 to 19. Aim: To determine the prevalence and correlates of depressive disorders among senior students attending secondary schools in Abeokuta. Method: The study was conducted in five schools randomly selected from a representative sample and was carried out in 2 phases. In the first phase, students were selected via systematic random sampling and given consent forms and GHQ-12 to administer to the parents. In the second phase, students who returned a signed informed consent form and filled out GHQ-12 were interviewed using MINI-KID, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, Family-APGAR, and sociodemographic questionnaire. Multivariate regression analyses were conducted with p-value

Date: 2024
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