Prevalencia de depresión y factores asociados en adolescentes de 14 a 18 años en la Unidad Educativa Luis Cordero, Azogues-2019.

Abstract

Background: The World Health Organization expresses that depression is a very frequent mental disorder, characterized by the appearance of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or lack of self-esteem, sleep or appetite disorders, feeling tired and lack of concentration. Objetive: To determine the prevalence of depression and associated factors in adolescents from 14 to 18 years students of the Luis Cordero High School in the city of Azogues in the year 2019. Methodology: An analytical and cross-sectional investigation was carried out. The sample consisted of 262 students aged 14 to 18 in the Luis Cordero Luis Cordero High School. A survey was applied, which included the HAD scale, the information was collected on forms, the data was processed using the SPSS V.15 program by absolute frequency, percentage, Chi square and Odds ratio with a 95% Confidence Interval and value p = 0.05, which were represented in tables. Results: When applying the H.A.D. Students were determined to have a prevalence of depression of 26%. The prevalence of depression in women was 14.1%, while in men it was 11.8%, reside in urban areas (21.4%), do not have migrant parents (19.5%), their perception of the existence of domestic violence (23.3%) and their perception of poor academic performance (21%). Regarding age, no differences were found, each age group corresponding to 13%. Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in adolescents is high, the most affected are women and those with poor academic performance; without finding statistical association between the analyzed variables and the presence of depression.