Burden of anxiety in Adolescent: A community-based study in Western Uttar Pradesh

Background: Anxiety is a prevalent issue among adolescents and can adversely affect their academic performance and everyday functioning. Aims & Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of anxiety among adolescents in urban and rural areas and to study the socio-demographic correlates of anxiety among adolescents in urban and rural areas. Methods: A comprehensive survey was conducted in the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine of a Medical College in western district of Uttar Pradesh. The survey was aimed at young people between the ages of 10 and 19 who lived in the practice area of the medical college. Result: The burden of anxiety was observed to be 19.6 % (n=92). Female gender, urban residence, early adolescent age-group (10-13 yr), nuclear family, day-time somnolence and family history of mental illness were factors having statistical significance. Poor education level of parents was also statistically significant. Physical activity and substance abuse did not have significant contribution in burden of anxiety. Conclusion: Anxiety in adolescents is a significant issue influenced by various factors. Early intervention and support are crucial

An Epidemiological study on Depression among Rural & Urban Adolescent of Moradabad District

Introduction: Adolescence is a stressful period due to physical, psychological, sexual changes, and the presence of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress at this stage of life is a matter of concern. Objectives: The objectives of our study were to study the prevalence of depression among adolescents in urban and rural areas and to study the socio-demographic correlates of depression among adolescents in urban and rural areas.. Materials and methods: The PSU in the field practise area incorporates of all villages and mohallas. There were 29 villages in the rural PSU and 23 mohallas with in urban PSU. Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre, Moradabad's Community Medicine Department annually conducts a census to determine the population of all the PSUs. The required number of villages and mohallas, i.e., 10 each, were chosen using the basic random procedure, wherein each village and mohalla has been assigned a unique serial number.  Results: that participant whose mother had primary education reported maximum burden (70%) and this was statistically significant. Adolescent having father who completed primary and high school were observed to be depressed in 33.3%. Employment of parent was not found to be statistically significant in occurrence of depression in the study participants. Adolescents from the upper middle socioeconomic class (42.9%) and those from the lower middle socioeconomic class (33.3%) experienced the most depression. Depression was more common (32.6%) among adolescents who did not engage in enough physical activity. Conclusion: The present cross-sectional community based study involved 400 adolescents aged 10–19 years, residing in the urban and rural areas of Moradabad. We observed significant burden of depression in adolescent with poor maternal education, living in nuclear families, leading poor lifestyle and were affected by any chronic illness at the time of the interview. A positive family history of any kind of mental illness was also an important risk factor. &nbsp