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Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: depression in adolescents is a major health condition that can interfere with daily life, lead to suicidal thoughts and behavior, and affect a person throughout life. However, studies about adolescents´ depression in Morocco are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the preval...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10311232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37396692 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.44.147.36713 |
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author | Moustakbal, Marouane Maataoui, Souad Belabbes |
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description | INTRODUCTION: depression in adolescents is a major health condition that can interfere with daily life, lead to suicidal thoughts and behavior, and affect a person throughout life. However, studies about adolescents´ depression in Morocco are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression symptoms among in-school adolescents from the region of Settat-Morocco, as well as assessing its relation to daytime sleepiness and poor academic achievement. METHODS: the researchers conducted a cross-sectional school-based study. The sample included participants aged 12-20 years, in either urban or rural areas. We selected 722 students through a proportionate stratified sampling procedure. The participants responded to multiple questionnaires that included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, a questionnaire assessing several sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables, and finally an academic achievement questionnaire. We analyzed the collected data using descriptive statistical methods, χ2 test, and odds ratios. RESULTS: forty-four point seven percent (44.7%) of the respondents had “moderately severe” to “severe depression symptoms” and 32.5% of the sample suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness. Nineteen point nine percent (19.9%) of the total sample reported having a poor academic achievement. Significant predictors for depression symptoms included “female gender” (OR = 2.06; p-value < 0.001), “having divorced parents” (OR = 6.00; p-value < 0.001), “poor academic achievement” (OR = 5.03; p-value < 0.001), and “excessive daytime sleepiness” (OR = 2.30; p-value = 0.002). CONCLUSION: this study provides important information about Morocco adolescents´ depression symptoms. These findings can help in implementing school-based mental and sleep health programs that target the promotion of mental wellness, prevention of mental health problems, and reduction of adolescent suicide risk. |
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spelling | pubmed-103112322023-07-01 Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study Moustakbal, Marouane Maataoui, Souad Belabbes Pan Afr Med J Research INTRODUCTION: depression in adolescents is a major health condition that can interfere with daily life, lead to suicidal thoughts and behavior, and affect a person throughout life. However, studies about adolescents´ depression in Morocco are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression symptoms among in-school adolescents from the region of Settat-Morocco, as well as assessing its relation to daytime sleepiness and poor academic achievement. METHODS: the researchers conducted a cross-sectional school-based study. The sample included participants aged 12-20 years, in either urban or rural areas. We selected 722 students through a proportionate stratified sampling procedure. The participants responded to multiple questionnaires that included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, a questionnaire assessing several sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables, and finally an academic achievement questionnaire. We analyzed the collected data using descriptive statistical methods, χ2 test, and odds ratios. RESULTS: forty-four point seven percent (44.7%) of the respondents had “moderately severe” to “severe depression symptoms” and 32.5% of the sample suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness. Nineteen point nine percent (19.9%) of the total sample reported having a poor academic achievement. Significant predictors for depression symptoms included “female gender” (OR = 2.06; p-value < 0.001), “having divorced parents” (OR = 6.00; p-value < 0.001), “poor academic achievement” (OR = 5.03; p-value < 0.001), and “excessive daytime sleepiness” (OR = 2.30; p-value = 0.002). CONCLUSION: this study provides important information about Morocco adolescents´ depression symptoms. These findings can help in implementing school-based mental and sleep health programs that target the promotion of mental wellness, prevention of mental health problems, and reduction of adolescent suicide risk. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2023-03-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10311232/ /pubmed/37396692 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.44.147.36713 Text en Copyright: Marouane Moustakbal et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Moustakbal, Marouane Maataoui, Souad Belabbes Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title | Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title_full | Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title_short | Depression symptoms among adolescents in Morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
title_sort | depression symptoms among adolescents in morocco: a school-based cross-sectional study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10311232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37396692 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.44.147.36713 |
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