Psychosocial Problems among Adolescent Students: An Exploratory Study in the Central Region of Nepal

Abstract

BackgroundRecently, schools have drawn attention as dominant factors for psychosocial development of students. Nepal, however, has limited studies on this issue. This study sought to assess the prevalence of psychosocial dysfunction and its association with family-related factors among adolescent Nepali students.MethodsTaking 787 adolescent students from 13 schools of Hetauda municipality, we accomplished a cross-sectional study. A set of structured questionnaire and Y-PSC was adopted to collect data, which were analyzed using SPSS with 95% of confidence interval.ResultsOne-fifth (17.03%) adolescent students suffered with psychosocial dysfunction. Male students (9.50%) were more affected, compared to female students (7.80%). The proportion of psychosocial dysfunction rose with the rise in age group and grade. Frequency of family dispute was significantly associated with psychosocial dysfunction OR = 13.24 (95% CI: 2.27–17.23).ConclusionInterventions on psychosocial dysfunction need a great start, targeting adolescents, their caregivers, and community stakeholders, with a special emphasis on the school setting.

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“…In addition, future studies are needed for a better understanding of the predictors of health risks and protective behaviors with both positive and negative health outcomes for adolescents in the Asian regions. Moreover, the differences in health status between different patterns of socio-demographic characteristics suggest future research and policy making in promoting psychosocial health among adolescents in Asia Pacific region [18]. A follow-up survey will be conducted between September 2020 and 2021 in the six regions of this study to yield new longitudinal evidence.…”

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