Prevalence, determinants and care-seeking behaviour for anxiety and depression in Nepalese population: a secondary analysis of data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022.
Achyut Raj PandeyBikram AdhikariBihungum BistaBipul LamichhaneDeepak JoshiSaugat Pratap K CShreeman SharmaSushil BaralPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Marital status and disability status were positively associated with anxiety and depression, whereas Janajati ethnicity had relatively lower odds of experiencing anxiety and depression. It is essential to develop interventions and policies targeting females and divorced individuals to help reduce the burden of anxiety and depression in Nepal.