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Depression of secondary school students in Ongkharak district , Nakhon Nayok province according to nutritional status, age groups and gender : Cross sectional study |
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| Creator | Kittipong Kongsomboon, Somboon Chansakulporn,Sakara Hutspardol , Nattakarn Wongjitrat** |
| Title | Depression of secondary school students in Ongkharak district , Nakhon Nayok province according to nutritional status, age groups and gender : Cross sectional study |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine,Srinakharinwirot University |
| Publication Year | 2549 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 13 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 207-216 |
| Keyword | depression, overweight, body mass index, secondary school student |
| ISSN | 0859-3305 |
| Abstract | Depression in adolescent was one of the diseases which had difficulty in diagnosisfor the reason that adolescent may presented with several symptoms such as behavior problems,learning problems, sexual problems and committed suicide. Depression may relate to overweightgender and race. The nutritional status of adolescent can be detected by Body mass index (BMI)compared to BMI for age from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. (CDC) andnutritional status criteria from World Health Organization (WHO). This study collected data; weight and height, from students in secondary schools inOngkharak district, Nakorn-nayok province. The age range was 12 to 18 years old. The amount was1,647. Each student had to do screening test for depression from Mental Health division of Ministry ofPublic Health. The study design was cross sectional to compare depression by BMI for age, gendersand age groups. Chi-square test was used at p value < 0.05 by STATA program version 6. The resultdemonstrated the prevalence of depression in these students was 33%; boys 38% and girls 31%.The result of age group 12-15 years old verified that boys had percents of depression higher thangirls in the same age group and overweight boys had percents of depression different from girls,significantly (p<0.05).Boys had depression more than girls especially in age group 12-15 years old or overweightgroup. Henceforward, the study should be analytic that which factors had the effects to depressionin overweight group and which factors caused the boys to depression more than girls |
