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Teenage Blues: Predictors of depression among adolescents in Nigeria

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  • Adefunke DadeMatthews
  • Chukwuemeka Nzeakah
  • Lucky Onofa
  • Oluwagbemiga DadeMatthews
  • Temitope Ogundare

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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

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  • Adefunke DadeMatthews & Chukwuemeka Nzeakah & Lucky Onofa & Oluwagbemiga DadeMatthews & Temitope Ogundare, 2024. "Teenage Blues: Predictors of depression among adolescents in Nigeria," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0293995
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293995
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