Marxism School of Philosophy, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University. Harbin, China.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Apr;70(4):650-654. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.15757.
To assess the prevalence of depression among university students in Pakistan.
The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1, 2017, to February25, 2018, at Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, PirMehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, University of Peshawar and Qurtuba University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Data was collected using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire, and was analysed using SPSS 19.
Of the 1159 subjects, 367(31.6%) were males and 792(68.3%) were females. The overall age range was 19-45 years. Of all the subjects, 986(85%) had some degree of depression, while 173(15%) were normal. Depression in females was significantly higher than males (p<0.05). Depression also had a significant association with academic grades (p<0.001).
Depression was found to be common among university students in Pakistani.
评估巴基斯坦大学生中抑郁的患病率。
本描述性横断面研究于 2017 年 10 月 1 日至 2018 年 2 月 25 日在巴基斯坦费萨拉巴德农业大学、德拉伊斯梅尔汗的戈马尔大学、拉瓦尔品第的皮尔迈尔阿里沙阿干旱农业大学、白沙瓦大学和德拉伊斯梅尔汗的库塔巴大学进行。使用预先测试的结构化问卷收集数据，并使用 SPSS 19 进行分析。
在 1159 名受试者中，367 名（31.6%）为男性，792 名（68.3%）为女性。所有受试者的年龄范围为 19-45 岁。所有受试者中，986 名（85%）有不同程度的抑郁，173 名（15%）正常。女性的抑郁程度明显高于男性（p<0.05）。抑郁与学业成绩也有显著关联（p<0.001）。
研究发现巴基斯坦大学生中抑郁较为常见。
