Depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sri Lanka: prevalence and behavioral correlates.
A cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 891 adolescents in Sri Lanka revealed that 57.7% of the participants were having elevated depressive symptoms. Alcohol use, smoking, and low physical activity were found to be associated with elevated depressive symptoms.
Perera
Bilesha
B
Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
Torabi
Mohammad R
MR
Jayawardana
Gamini
G
Pallethanna
Nayana
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology