Publication: Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco
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2020-09-29
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1471244X
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Mahidol University
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BMC Psychiatry. Vol.20, No.1 (2020)
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Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco. BMC Psychiatry. Vol.20, No.1 (2020). doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02888-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60080
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Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco
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© 2020 The Author(s). Background: The goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among adolescent school children in Morocco. Methods: Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analysed from 6745 adolescents (15 years median age) that responded to questions on a two-item measure of psychological distress from "2016 Morocco Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)."Results: The prevalence of psychological distress was 23.3, 18.0% among males and 29.2% among females. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, female sex, older age, bullying victimization, infrequently physically attacked, frequent participation in physical fights, having no close friends, frequent experience of hunger, parental emotional neglect, parental disrespect of privacy, school truancy, sedentary behaviour and having sustained a single or multiple serious injuries (past year) were associated with psychological distress. In addition, in unadjusted analysis, low peer support, parents never check homework, exposure to passive smoking, substance use (current tobacco use, current cannabis use and ever used amphetamine), frequent soft drink and frequent fast food consumption were positively and fruit and vegetable intake was negatively associated with psychological distress. Conclusion: Almost one in four students reported psychological distress and several associated factors were identified which can aid prevention and control strategies.