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Factors Associated With Stress Among Adolescents In The City Of Nawabshah, Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Yasmin Parpio Dr, Salima Farooq Dr, Ambreen Tharani Dr, Fawad Javed Dr, Saleema Gulzar Dr
Factors Associated With Stress Among Adolescents In The City Of Nawabshah, Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Yasmin Parpio Dr, Salima Farooq Dr, Ambreen Tharani Dr, Fawad Javed Dr, Saleema Gulzar Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Objective: To identify the risk factors of stress among school-going adolescents in rural Nawabshah, Pakistan. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2005, comprising 800 school-going children of 10-16 years of age in Nawabshah, through simple random sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire to assess the potential risk factors of stress. A modified version of Perceived stress scale was utilized to measure stress level. SPSS 12 was used for statistical analysis, while multiple linear regression analysis was run to identify the factors associated with stress in the study population. Results: Of the total, 529 (66%) children belonged to …