A comparative study of anxiety and depression among adolescents from rural and urban areas

Surya Prabha V, Venkateswara Rao B, Kanaka Bushanam GVVS

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 Surya Prabha V^1*, Venkateswara Rao B² and Kanaka Bushanam GVVS³ 

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Sangivalasa, Visakhapatnam-531162, AP., India

²Department of Community Medicine, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Sangivalasa, Visakhapatnam-531162, AP., India

³Clinical research wing, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. V. Surya Prabha, Asst. Professor of Gynecology, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Sangivalasa-531162. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Email: dr.suryaprabha2011@gmail.com

Received 15 October 2016; Revised 12 November 2016; Accepted 25 November 2016; Published 10 December 2016

Citation: Prabha VS, Rao VB, Kanakabushanam GVVS. A comparative study of anxiety and depression among adolescents from rural and urban areas. J Med Sci Res. 2017; 5(1):29-32. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2017/5-6

Copyright: © 2017 Prabha VS, et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

Introduction: Depression and anxiety are commonly reported issues among adolescents populations. These will affect student’s interpersonal skills and can impede their ability in their performance due to drop in the neurotransmitter levels. This is leading to suicide and negative thoughts.

Materials and methods: The study is about comparative study of anxiety and depression among adolescents from rural and urban areas in and around Visakhapatnam. A total number of 368 adolescents were selected from high schools and colleges in both rural and urban area of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Results: Anxiety prevails more in urban pupils, 35.41 percent of boys are having anxiety, where as in case of girls it is 29.41 percent. There is no significant (p>0.05) association between depression score and type of population (urban/ rural). In respect of depression among adolescents, there is no relation between the type of population and depression.

Conclusion: This study shows that anxiety and depression are more in urban areas than in rural areas. Anxiety and depression are more prevalent in boys than in girls. Treatment is possible by providing help from trained experts.

Keywords: anxiety; depression; adolescents.