Adewuya Abiodun O, Ola Bola A, Adewumi Tomi A
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
J Adolesc. 2007 Dec;30(6):1071-6. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.08.002. Epub 2007 Sep 17.
To estimate the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV-specific anxiety disorders among Nigerian secondary school adolescents aged 13-18 years.
A representative sample of adolescents (n=1090) from senior secondary schools in a semi-urban town in Nigeria was assessed for the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV-specific anxiety.
The 12-month prevalence for all anxiety disorders was 15.0% (females=19.6%; males=11.4%). There were significant gender differences in the prevalence for all anxiety disorders (P<0.001; OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.35-2.65) and social anxiety disorder (P=0.035; OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.03-3.19) and significant age difference in the prevalence of separation anxiety disorder (P=0.045; OR 2.43, 95% CI 0.99-5.96).
The prevalence of anxiety disorders in Nigerian secondary school adolescents was comparable to the rates found in the western world. Health policies must integrate adolescents' anxiety as a disorder of public health significance. Further studies are needed to evaluate the factors associated with anxiety disorders amongst adolescents in this region.
评估13 - 18岁尼日利亚中学青少年中符合《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版(DSM-IV)特定焦虑症的12个月患病率。
对尼日利亚一个半城市城镇高中的青少年(n = 1090)进行代表性抽样,评估其符合DSM-IV特定焦虑症的12个月患病率。
所有焦虑症的12个月患病率为15.0%(女性 = 19.6%;男性 = 11.4%)。所有焦虑症患病率(P < 0.001;比值比1.96,95%可信区间1.35 - 2.65)以及社交焦虑症患病率(P = 0.035;比值比1.82,95%可信区间1.03 - 3.19)存在显著性别差异,分离焦虑症患病率存在显著年龄差异(P = 0.045;比值比2.43,95%可信区间0.99 - 5.96)。
尼日利亚中学青少年焦虑症患病率与西方世界的患病率相当。卫生政策必须将青少年焦虑作为具有公共卫生意义的疾病纳入其中。需要进一步研究来评估该地区青少年焦虑症相关因素。