Prevalence and predictors of positive mental health among adolescents in rural Puducherry, South India
Autor: | Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Deeparaj L, Marie Gilbert Majella, Gokul Sarveswaran, Palanivel Chinnakali, Bayye Swapna, Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Male
Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent India 050109 social psychology Adolescent stage 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Socioeconomic status business.industry Public health Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Validated questionnaire Mental health Confidence interval 030227 psychiatry Maternal education Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Demography |
Zdroj: | International journal of adolescent medicine and healthReferences. 33(3) |
ISSN: | 2191-0278 |
Popis: | Objectives Most of the adult mental health disorder occurs either during childhood or adolescent stage. Assessment of positive mental health among adolescents will help in predicting the future physical and mental health outcome. Hence, this study was done to determine the prevalence and factors associated with positive mental health among adolescents in rural Puducherry. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescents (10–19 years) during April and May 2018. Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), a validated questionnaire was used for the assessment of positive mental health. Prevalence of positive mental health was expressed as proportion with 95% confidence interval. Results Of the total 245 adolescents interviewed, almost half of them belonged to the age group of mid-adolescence (14–16 years). Majority (66.5%) were boys and more than one third were studying in secondary class. Prevalence of positive mental health was 51.8% (95% CI: 45.6–58.1). Mother’s education between primary and secondary (aPR-0.77 95% CI: 0.60–0.98), upper middle (aPR-1.74 95% CI: 1.03–2.94) and middle socioeconomic status (aPR-1.80 95% CI: 1.11–2.87) were significantly associated with positive mental health. Conclusion Current study found that more than half of the rural adolescents had positive mental health. Maternal education and upper socioeconomic status were found to be significant predictors of positive mental health. Our findings on the burden and risk factors as well as protective factors of mental health can contribute to the mental health strategy in public health action. |
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