<p>Depression and Its Determinant Factors Among University of Gondar Medical and Health Science Students, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>

Abstract

Background: Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by loss of interest or pleasure. Prevalence of depression is varied in different groups and countries. No adequate study has been undertaken in Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and determinant factors among University of Gondar Medical and Health Sciences students, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was carried out using simple random sampling technique to select study participants and the study was conducted from June to July 2019. We used self-administered second edition of Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II) to collect data on depressive symptoms. The sample size was determined using a single population proportion formula. We entered the data using Epi Info 7 and then exported into Stata 14 for analysis. A binary logistic regression was used to identify determinant factors of depression. In the final model, a variable with a p<0.05 was considered as a significant factor for depression by an adjustment of odds ratio with 95% of uncertainty interval (UI). Results: Three hundred and eighty-three students completed the questionnaire with 97.7% response rate. The mean age of participants was 20.8 (±1.83, 18-34) years. The prevalence of depression was 34.73% (95% UI: 29.94-39.52%). The odds of having depression was higher among students who came from rural family (AOR=1.67, 95% UI: 1.02-2.72), who experienced tooth grinding (AOR=2.79, 95% UI: 1.36-5.74), who had night sleep disturbances (AOR=1.95, 95% UI: 1.17-3.25), who reported daytime sleepiness (AOR=1.93, 95% UI: 1.16-3.20), who had reported stress (AOR=4.20, 95% UI: 1.90-9.26), and those studying Health sciences (AOR=2.65, 95% UI: 1.34-5.26). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression among university students was high which could lead to loss of personal control, disturbed learning capacity, and social interaction. Preventive strategies such as life skills training should be given for prevention and management of depression particularly targeting students coming from a rural family, those with stress, and having poor sleep quality.

Depression, anxiety, stress and their associated factors among Ethiopian University students during an early stage of COVID-19 pandemic: An online-based cross-sectional survey

“…However, it was higher than studies conducted among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic from Guangzhou, China [ 48 ], Spain [ 18 ], Iran [ 49 ] and European College students [ 10 ]. The current prevalence was also higher than studies in Ethiopia among University students before the pandemic [ 50 ].…”

<p>Self-Medication Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

“…18 The overall reliability of the items used for knowledge and attitude of SM was performed and we found a Cronbach's alpha of 0.84 which is good reliability. 19 Content validity was assured by delivering the questionnaire to two epidemiologists and then we included the comments from them.…”

Fatores associados aos transtornos depressivos em estudantes universitários da área de saúde: uma revisão integrativa

“…No quesito sono, devido às mudanças de rotina na vida dos estudantes universitários podem-se desenvolver problemas de sono e resultar em maiores estresses emocionais, o que acarretaria em níveis mais elevados de sintomas depressivos (Schlarb et al, 2017). De acordo com os estudos analisados (Cheung et al, 2016;Schlarb et al, 2017;Dinis, 2018;Dagnew, 2020), a chance de ter depressão foi maior em estudantes com distúrbios do sono. Os resultados do estudo de Schlarb et al (2017) descreveram que 42,8% dos estudantes tiveram a qualidade do sono prejudicada, 25,5% relataram depressão elevada e 45% indicaram níveis elevados de estresse.…”

“…Os aspectos acadêmicos também influenciam a ocorrência de depressão entre os estudantes universitários e os sintomas depressivos permaneceram significativamente associados ao baixo desempenho acadêmico (Sibnath et al, 2016;Ngin et al, 2018;Flesch et al, 2020), à obtenção de notas indesejadas (Othman et al, 2019;Mboya et al, 2020;Gul et al, 2020), menor satisfação com a escolha acadêmica (Piumatti, 2018;Leão et al, 2018), além de não estar no curso escolhido como primeira opção (Leão et al, 2018) e à preocupação em encontrar um emprego (Othman et al, 2019). A maior prevalência de depressão pode reduzir a qualidade de https://textura.famam.com.br/textura v.14, n.2, 2020 vida do estudante, resultando em perda do controle pessoal, dificuldade na capacidade de aprendizagem consequentemente menor produtividade, diminuição do desempenho acadêmico e tentativa de suicídio (Dagnew, 2020). Os estudos de Supartini et al (2016), Oyekcin (2017) e Knipe et al (2018) mostram que 5,77%, 15,1% e 16% respectivamente, dos alunos apresentaram pensamento suicida.…”