Magnitude of health problems among late adolescents: a cross sectional study
| Autor: | Manohar Shankarrao Chavan, Vivek Baliram Waghachavare, Alka D Gore, Girish B. Dhumale, Vishwajeet Manohar Chavan, Jitesh Hanmantrao Kadam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study business.industry media_common.quotation_subject education 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Mental health 050105 experimental psychology Maturity (psychological) Test (assessment) medicine Anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cluster sampling medicine.symptom Psychiatry business Psychology media_common Clinical psychology Reproductive health Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. :1027-1032 |
| ISSN: | 2394-6032 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20160992 |
| Popis: | Background: Adolescence is a very important phase of growth and maturity, but is often related with mental and behavioural problems. However, very few attempts are made to understand the magnitude of adolescent health problems; hence the current study was planned. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study conducted among arts, commerce and science college students from Sangli, (Maharashtra) India; by using cluster random sampling. Due ethical considerations and written consent were undertaken. The study tool was self-administered questionnaire with inventories like SPIN, DASS-21 and PSST-A. Analysis was done using percentages and chi-square test. Microsoft Excel 2007 and SPSS-22 were used for analysis. Results: Eight hundred one (67.5%) students had psychological problems with anxiety being the commonest. Menstrual problems were reported by 413 (58.4%) female students. Psychological problems were associated with menstrual problems. Conclusions: Majority of students had some psychological problem. Menstrual problems were present in more than 50% female students. There is unmet need for proper guidance and help regarding health . |
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