scholarly journals Mental health assessment of adolescent girls in an observational home in North coastal Andhra Pradesh: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2103
Author(s):  
Mounica Kollabathula ◽  
Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social History ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

Background: Adolescence is a stressful period involving changes both physically and mentally and requires support from family as well as peers. Assessment of mental health of adolescent girls in government special cum children home and observational home for girls in Visakhapatnam.Methods: It is a cross sectional descriptive study conducted in November 2016 using strengths and difficulties questionnaire among all 10 to 18 year old girls in the observational home. Social history was also taken additionally. Data was entered and analyzed in Microsoft Excel.Results: 16% girls had abnormal total difficulty scoring. Emotional problems were the highest (22%) followed by conduct (16%), peer problem (14%) and hyperactivity (5%). Abnormal pro social behavior was observed among 5% of the study population observed.Conclusions: Emotional problems were more common and only two thirds had and a normal total difficulties score. All children may be assessed periodically to know their psychological requirements and to identify at risk individuals.

scholarly journals Emotional and behavioral problems: a school-based study in southern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suelen de Lima Bach ◽  
Mariane Lopez Molina ◽  
Paulinia Leal do Amaral ◽  
Amanda Neumann Reyes ◽  
Karen Jansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
School Based ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Abstract Introduction Mental health assessment in childhood needs to be carried out within a broader context that includes different factors. Objective To assess the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in schoolchildren and associated factors. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted with a school-based sample at 20 schools selected by systematic random sampling. Participants consisted of children aged 7-8 year old and their parents or primary caregivers. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to screen for the presence of emotional and behavioral problems in children. Results A total of 596 dyads were evaluated. The prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems was 30.0% among boys and 28.2% among girls. Hyperactivity/inattention were more prevalent among boys (p=0.015). Belonging to economically disadvantaged strata increased the likelihood of emotional and behavioral problems among schoolchildren by 71% (p=0.001), while having parents or caregivers with mental disorder increased by 2.2 times that probability (p<0.001). Conclusion: Our findings showed a high prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among schoolchildren, as well as the influence of economic conditions and of the mental health of parents and caregivers on child mental health.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression among Transgender Male to Female in Kuantan, Pahang

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Hadis ND ◽  
Draman S ◽  
Samsudin S ◽  
Yusuf MZ ◽  
Md Rosli AN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Male To Female

Introduction: Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behaviour does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth. Transgender individuals are particularly vulnerable to mental health concerns and psychological distress. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence of depression and associated risk factors among transgender male to female in Kuantan, Pahang.  Material and method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 96 transgender male to female in Kuantan, Pahang. A convenient type of sampling was used as a mean of data collection. A selfadministered validated Malay version of Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) was used to screen for depression. Result:  Majority of the respondent were Malay (82.3%), Muslim (99%), unmarried (93.8%) and monthly income &lt;RM2300 (91.7%). Prevalence of depression among transgender male to female in Kuantan is 37.5%. There is no significant association between sociodemographic data of participants and depression. Conclusion: This study shows that almost one third of transgender male to female are at risk of depression. Therefore, screening for mental health assessment is recommended so that important measures can be taken to prevent depression among this high-risk group.

scholarly journals Mental health assessment of Spanish healthcare professionals during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 152278
Author(s):  
Pau Sobregrau Sangrà ◽  
Sira Aguiló Mir ◽  
Thaís Castro Ribeiro ◽  
Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda ◽  
Esther Garcia Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Assessment

scholarly journals Mental health assessment of frontline COVID ‐19 dermatologists: A Pan‐Indian multicentric cross‐sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abheek Sil ◽  
Anupam Das ◽  
Saurabh Jaiswal ◽  
Mohammad Jafferany ◽  
Akhilesh Thole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Assessment

scholarly journals Psychological effects of isolation on antenatal women during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4508
Author(s):  
Chandramathy Kamalakshy ◽  
Mini Chenicheri ◽  
Lakshmi Chirayil Ratheesh ◽  
Ragesh Gangadharan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Perinatal Anxiety ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Pregnancy is a time of increased vulnerability for the development of anxiety and depression. This study evaluated the psychological effect of isolation on antenatal women admitted with COVID-19 disease.Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at Government medical college Kozhikode from 1 November 2020 to 31 January 2021. One hundred antenatal women with COVID-19 disease admitted in isolation ward in quarantine were randomly selected. Clinical and demographic data collected at the time of admission. After one week of admission, mental health assessment done using following mental health assessment tools. They were general anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7), perinatal anxiety screening scale (PASS), patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).Results: Out of the 100 women selected, 74 responded with the questionnaires. All of them were educated, 62% studied up to plus two. Majority from joint family contributed 68.9% and 85.1% were home makers. Mean age was 26 years. Primigravidae were 48.6% and mean BMI of 25.71 kg/m2. Commonest medical comorbidity was diabetes mellitus present in 28.4%. Mental health assessment done using 3 sets of questionnaires, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and PASS showed that women in our study did not have any increased risk of depression, general anxiety or perinatal anxiety. Infact they reported of feeling safer and more comfortable at the hospital compared to home.Conclusions: Present study showed that antenatal women with COVID-19 disease admitted in hospital did not have any increased risk of general anxiety, depression or perinatal anxiety. 

scholarly journals Depression and Behavioral Problems Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Employees of the Textile Industry in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Angeline Gnanaselvam ◽  
Bobby Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of

Stress and depression are common in textile industry employees due to inadequate working conditions and challenging socioeconomic conditions. The objective of the study was to assess depression and mental health among adolescent and young females currently employed in a textile factory located in Tamil Nadu compared with past employees and women who have never been employed. This cross-sectional study included a total of 107 participants in each study group who were interviewed. The Patient Health Questionnaire–9 and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were administered to screen participants for depression and mental health. More current employees (16.82%) and past employees (15.88%) suffered from depression severe enough to require treatment compared with never employed girls and young women (2.8%). Of the study participants, 59.8% of current employees, 63.6% of past employees, and 32.7% of never employed women had mental health or behavior problems. In the regression model, history of abuse was significantly associated with depression. Participants who were current employees and reported family debt and a history of abuse were significantly more likely to have mental health or behavior problems. Mental health issues such as depression and behavior problems were more likely among adolescent girls currently employed in textile industries. Further studies into the causes of this phenomenon are needed.

scholarly journals Anthropometrically Determined Undernutrition among the Adolescent Girls in Kathmandu Valley

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Health Organization

Background No information exists regarding the health of the adolescent girls residing in Kathmandu valley in urban setup.Objective To evaluate the prevalence of undernutrition among the adolescent girls living in Kathmandu valley. It also aims to know the distribution of weight, height and body mass index of adolescent girls in relation to the different adolescent age groups.Method A cross sectional study was conducted in one government and two private schools in Kathmandu valley from 16th April to 15th September 2010. Anthropometric measurements were recorded using standardized methodology as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). Standard operational definitions like percentiles, mean, standard deviation and proportions were used for analysis.Result Four hundred adolescent girls were enrolled randomly, out of which 111 girls (27.8%) were from government school and 289 girls (72.2 %) were from private schools. Maximum were of 16 years of age and the least were of 19 years of age, mean age being 15.4 years of age. Of them, early, mid and late adolescents were 41%, 35% and 24% respectively. Around one third of the study population were stunted (32%), one fourth were underweight (24%) and one tenth of them were thin (9.5%) based on National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS )standard.Both underweight and stunted girls were significantly more during the late adolescence period (P<0.001). However, thinness was not significant in any of the three adolescent age groups.Conclusion A high prevalence of undernutrition in terms of stunting, underweight and thinness exists among the adolescent girls in Kathmandu valley.

scholarly journals Mental health and nutritional issues: a dual burden among adolescent school going girls of urban and rural Jodhpur

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 5823
Author(s):  
Varsha Joshi ◽  
Naveen Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty ◽  
Nitin Kumar Joshi ◽  
Yogesh Kumar Jain ◽  
Pankaj Bhardwaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
Active Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class

Background: Adolescents constitute 21% of the total population in India. Untreated mental disorders affect a person’s potential to live a fulfilling life and raises the possibility of conduct disorders. Moreover, malnutrition leads to growth retardation and sexual maturation in later life. Thus, this study was undertaken to understand the role of family size, socio-economic status, marital status on mental and nutritional health of adolescent girls in urban and rural Jodhpur.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study in three schools each from rural and urban Jodhpur was conducted to include adolescent girls aged 10-19 years. Semi-structured questionnaire was administered to collect demographic and socio-economic data along with DASS-21 and SMFQ for mental health assessment and BMI, waist-hip ratio collected for nutritional health.Results: Depression score ≥10 was observed in 34.3% girls (significantly associated with monthly attendance), anxiety score ≥10 observed in 64.8% (associated with socio-economic class and monthly attendance) and stress score ≥10 observed in 26.2% (associated with monthly attendance). Th e17.4% were thin while 4.7% overweight, significantly associated with location, age group and socio-economic class. The 5% were at increased metabolic risk, associated with non-participation in extra-curricular activities.Conclusions: The study indicated high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress, nutritional imbalance and risk of metabolic disorders at an early age, that were significantly associated with the low monthly attendance indicating negative impact of such factors on regular education and academic growth. The findings highlight a greater emphasis needed on mental health and nutritional components during the active growth years of adolescent females.

scholarly journals Mental health assessment of Israeli adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonatan Bilu ◽  
Natalie Flaks-Manov ◽  
Maytal Bivas-Benita ◽  
Pinchas Akiva ◽  
Nir Kalkstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Health Burden

The measures used to contain the COVID-19 pandemic caused severe disruption to the lives of children and adolescents, compromising their mental health and wellbeing. In this study we assessed the incidence rates of psychiatric diagnoses and drugs in Israeli adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of health records data of over 200,000 12-17 years old adolescents identified a significant increase in all mental health diagnoses and most psychiatric drugs dispensation during the COVID-19 period compared to a corresponding pre-COVID period. A gender sub-analysis revealed that most of this increase was associated with adolescent girls. Girls exhibited increases of 68% in depression, 67% in eating disorders, 42% in anxiety and 29% in stress-related diagnoses during the COVID-19 period, which are significantly higher rates than those seen in boys and in the pre-COVID period. Sector sub-analysis showed that the increase was mainly in the general Jewish sector with almost no significant increases in the Arab and ultra-orthodox sectors. Our study highlights the mental health burden of Israeli adolescents during the pandemic and suggests that careful consideration should be given to it while deciding on measures to mitigate the pandemic.

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