Prevalence and associated factors of depression among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide survey.
Malay Kanti MridhaMd Mokbul HossainMd Showkat Ali KhanAbu Abdullah Mohammod HanifMehedi HasanDipak MitraMoyazzam HossaineMohammad Aman UllahSamir Kanti SarkerS M Mustafizur RahmanMd M Islam BulbulAbu Ahmed ShamimPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
The prevalence of depression among adolescent boys and girls is high in Bangladesh. In most sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric strata, the prevalence is higher among girls. In this age group, depression is associated with a number of sociodemographic and lyfestyle factors. The government of Bangladesh should consider these findings while integrating adolescent mental health in the existing and future programmes.