Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a depresión en estudiantes hijos de padres migrantes, Biblián 2015. Bachillerato de las Unidades Educativas: Dr. Camilo Gallegos Domínguez y José Benigno Iglesias

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with depression in students children of migrant parents, Biblián 2015. Materials and methods: It is a prevalence study in 2015, in the canton Biblián, Prov. Cañar. Universe of 157 students children of migrant parents of Baccalaureate Education Units: Dr. Camilo Gallegos Dominguez and Jose Benigno Iglesias, information is collected with: the Beck Depression Inventory-II and a questionnaire for socio-demographic variables, for statistical analysis is used: Microsoft Excel 2013 and IBM-SPSS 22 (free version), Was used frequencies and percentages, and according to the variable was used: Chi2, OR, 95% CI and p value. Results: The prevalence of depression is 31.2% (49 students), of these: of these: 65.3% mild, 26.5% moderate and 8.2% severe; students 17 years of age has a higher prevalence of depression (12.7%). There is a risk 2.1 times women have depression compared to men (OR:2,134 IC: 95%, 1,018-4,470). Time paternal absence by migration, does influence the presence of depression (Chi2: 12,448; gl: 3; p= 0,006); having a family member with depression sets a 2.5 times higher risk of developing depression (OR: 2,537; IC: 95%, 1,132-5,684). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression is higher in the children of migrant parents, it is associated with: female gender, parental migration time, have a family member with depression