[Individual and family factors associated with depressive symptomatology in adolescents from public schools of Mexico]

Salud Publica Mex. 2015 May-Jun;57(3):219-26.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) and to explore associated individual and family factors in high-school students from public schools of Mexico.

Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 9 982 students aged between 14 and 19 years. Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI95%).

Results: 27% of students presented DS, with higher proportion among women (34%) than among men (18%). Factors associated with DS were being female (OR=2.25 CI95% 1.86-2.71); low self-esteem (OR=2.77 CI95% 2.41 -3.19); consuming alcohol (OR= 1.72 CI95% 1.46-2.02), consuming tobacco (OR= 1.57 CI95% 1.31-1.88), consuming illegal drugs (OR=1.63 CI95% 1.29-2.05), domestic violence (OR=2.05 CI95% 1.77-2.39), and low communication between parents and their children (OR=1.78 CI95% 1.59-2.00).

Conclusions: Depressive symptomatology among high-school students in Mexico is a public health issue.There is a need for intervention programs aimed at tackling the associated risk factors.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Depressive Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Domestic Violence / statistics & numerical data
  • Family Characteristics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Prevalence
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Schools
  • Self Concept
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult