PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
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Dec 12, 2015
Keywords:
Prevalence, Depression, Gender, Socioeconomic Status, University Students
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Objective: To study the prevalence of depression in University Students who
belong to Middle, Upper Middle and Upper Socioeconomic status.
Methodology: The present research involved 331 university students (165
males and 166 females). Participants were selected with help of purposive
sampling technique from different universities of Karachi, with age range of
19-30 years (Mean = 21.70 ± 2.7). Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale for
Depression was used to screen out the level of depression and demographic
form was used for Gender and Socioeconomic status.
Results: Among 331 participants 50 (15.1%) were not depressed, 75(22.7%)
mildly depressed, 111 (33.5%) moderate and 95(28.7%) severely depressed.
Males were more depressed than females and there was higher level of de-pression in upper middle socioeconomic status than other socioeconomic
statuses.
Conclusion: It is concluded that depression is common in male and female
university students belonging to different socioeconomic status in Karachi,
Pakistan. There is higher prevalence of depression in Upper Middle socioeco-nomic status than Middle and Upper socioeconomic statuses. Over all male
university students have higher level of depression than female.
belong to Middle, Upper Middle and Upper Socioeconomic status.
Methodology: The present research involved 331 university students (165
males and 166 females). Participants were selected with help of purposive
sampling technique from different universities of Karachi, with age range of
19-30 years (Mean = 21.70 ± 2.7). Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale for
Depression was used to screen out the level of depression and demographic
form was used for Gender and Socioeconomic status.
Results: Among 331 participants 50 (15.1%) were not depressed, 75(22.7%)
mildly depressed, 111 (33.5%) moderate and 95(28.7%) severely depressed.
Males were more depressed than females and there was higher level of de-pression in upper middle socioeconomic status than other socioeconomic
statuses.
Conclusion: It is concluded that depression is common in male and female
university students belonging to different socioeconomic status in Karachi,
Pakistan. There is higher prevalence of depression in Upper Middle socioeco-nomic status than Middle and Upper socioeconomic statuses. Over all male
university students have higher level of depression than female.
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Bukhari SR, Khanam SJ. PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];29(3). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1716
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