Prevalence of psychosocial problems among adolescents in district Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
OBJECTIVE
To find out the prevalence of psychosocial problems among adolescents.


METHODS
A cross sectional study was conducted at Doiwala block, Dehradun during 2006-2007 among 840 adolescents, selected by multistage random sampling. Data was collected on a structured and pre-tested questionnaire by interviewing the adolescents and conducting their thorough clinical examination. Epi Info statistical software package version 3.4.3 was used for analysis.


RESULTS
The overall prevalence of psychosocial problems among the adolescents was found to be 31.2%. The psychosocial problems were more in males (34.77%) as compared to females (27.6 %).


CONCLUSIONS
There is need of strengthening the existing "package" of services for adolescents in various initiatives and programmes.
Muzammil
K
K
Muzaffarnagar Medical College, U.P. drkmb25@yahoo.com
Kishore
S
S
Semwal
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult