Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental and emotional problems of adolescence, and may... more Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental and emotional problems of adolescence, and may also result in behavioural problems. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anxiety among secondary school students in an urban district in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted among 1486 Form1, 2 and 4 secondary school students from ten randomly selected schools in Pasir Gudang District, Johor. A total of 1486 out of 2924 respondents were found to have anxiety, giving a prevalence of 50.8%. From the main socio-demographic factors studied age was found to be a predictor of anxiety among the adolescents in this study. The high risk group identified in this study (adolescents aged between 13 to 15 years old) should be given due attention and further in-depth qualitative studies should be conducted in these groups to correctly identify their needs and concerns.
Background/objective: Missing main meals and an unhealthy snacking pattern can lead to poor diet ... more Background/objective: Missing main meals and an unhealthy snacking pattern can lead to poor diet quality and consequently to the presence of chronic diseases among which mental disorder is no exception. Since there is little research on diet, skipping meals and psychological status in Asian countries, this study tries to determine eating behaviour and predicting symptoms of stress and depression of adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Form 1 secondary school-going adolescents (n 1565, response rate: 90%) in southern Malaysia from April to May 2013. A self-administered structured and validated questionnaire (socio-demographic, eating behaviour questionnaire, and depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21)) was used for data collection. Results: Among respondents, 803 (51.3%) were female, 1125 were Malay (71.9%) with a mean age of 13.7 (SD = 0.8) years. Logistic regression analysis indicated that students who were underweight (OR = 3.07, 95% CI 1.21, 7.76), obese (OR = 2.64, 95%
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental and emotional problems of adolescence, and may... more Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental and emotional problems of adolescence, and may also result in behavioural problems. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anxiety among secondary school students in an urban district in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted among 1486 Form1, 2 and 4 secondary school students from ten randomly selected schools in Pasir Gudang District, Johor. A total of 1486 out of 2924 respondents were found to have anxiety, giving a prevalence of 50.8%. From the main socio-demographic factors studied age was found to be a predictor of anxiety among the adolescents in this study. The high risk group identified in this study (adolescents aged between 13 to 15 years old) should be given due attention and further in-depth qualitative studies should be conducted in these groups to correctly identify their needs and concerns.
Background/objective: Missing main meals and an unhealthy snacking pattern can lead to poor diet ... more Background/objective: Missing main meals and an unhealthy snacking pattern can lead to poor diet quality and consequently to the presence of chronic diseases among which mental disorder is no exception. Since there is little research on diet, skipping meals and psychological status in Asian countries, this study tries to determine eating behaviour and predicting symptoms of stress and depression of adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Form 1 secondary school-going adolescents (n 1565, response rate: 90%) in southern Malaysia from April to May 2013. A self-administered structured and validated questionnaire (socio-demographic, eating behaviour questionnaire, and depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21)) was used for data collection. Results: Among respondents, 803 (51.3%) were female, 1125 were Malay (71.9%) with a mean age of 13.7 (SD = 0.8) years. Logistic regression analysis indicated that students who were underweight (OR = 3.07, 95% CI 1.21, 7.76), obese (OR = 2.64, 95%
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