A Cross Sectional Study of Prevalence of Distress among College Going Students in Nanded City
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Adolescents are most important asset and wealth of a nation. During the adolescent years, a lot of biological, physical, mental and emotional changes are happening, as well as the changes in responsibility and role. A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out in Government poly-technique College of Nanded city during Nov 2015 to Jan 2016 to find out prevalence of distress among college going students. Out of the total study subjects, Majority of study subjects 121 (42.46%) were in the age group of 20 to 21 years with mean age of 19.95 years and standard deviation of 1.55 years. Total 165 (57.89%) male students and 120 (42.11%) of female study subjects were included in the study. The prevalence of distress was found higher than studies conducted by other authors. About one fifth of the study population had some psychological problems leading to distress. There is need to raise public awareness about the prevalence of these often hidden emotional disorders in Indian adolescents.
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Dr. Kishor Surwase, Dr. Hemant Adikane, Dr. Prashant Bagdey, Dr. Alka Kaware, Dr. Dadasaheb Dhage
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