Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Pharmacoeconomics and Mental Health Research Group, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Afr Health Sci. 2022 Jun;22(2):581-591. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i2.67.
University students appear to experience a significantly higher rate of depression compared to the general population. However, there is limited data showing how much Nigerian university students know about the risk and protective factors related to depression.
To assess the knowledge of risk and protective factors associated with depression in young people among students of a Nigerian university.
A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among simple randomly selected students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Two validated self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and multivariate binary logistic regression were used for the data analysis.
Out of 1591 participants, about 47% and 60% had good knowledge of risk and protective factors related to depression, respectively. The course of study, year of study, contact with a depressed person, and personal experience of depression significantly predicted students' knowledge of risk factors for depression. Similarly, course of study, year of study, and gender were the significant predictors of students' knowledge of protective factors against depression.
The students had good knowledge of protective factors against depression, but were poor in knowledge of its associated risks. Therefore, provision of mental health services in the universities is recommended.
与普通人群相比，大学生似乎经历更高的抑郁发生率。然而，目前仅有有限的数据表明尼日利亚大学生对与抑郁相关的风险和保护因素了解多少。
评估尼日利亚大学学生对与年轻人抑郁相关的风险和保护因素的了解程度。
在尼日利亚恩苏卡大学，采用简单随机抽样方法对学生进行横断面描述性调查。使用两份经过验证的自我管理式问卷进行数据收集。采用描述性统计和多变量二元逻辑回归进行数据分析。
在 1591 名参与者中，约 47%和 60%的学生对与抑郁相关的风险和保护因素有较好的了解。学习课程、学习年限、与抑郁患者接触以及个人抑郁经历显著预测了学生对抑郁风险因素的了解。同样，学习课程、学习年限和性别是学生对预防抑郁的保护因素的知识的显著预测因素。
学生对预防抑郁的保护因素有较好的了解，但对其相关风险的了解较差。因此，建议在大学提供心理健康服务。
