Research Article

Anxiety and its associated factors among high school adolescents in a rural area of Bangladesh

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 37 , issue 1, pages: 52–67

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2547887

Author(s): Mohammad Rezaul KarimNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh, Mohibbul HaqueNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh, Shadman Sakib ChoudhuryInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Rabeya KabirBangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders General Hospital, Bangladesh, Sumaiya KhanNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh, Meherun Nahar MunniNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh, Abul Masud Md. Nurul KarimNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh, Md. Abdullah Saeed KhanNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Bangladesh,

Keywords: adolescents, anxiety, determinants of anxiety, GAD-7, rural,

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Abstract

Background: Adolescence is marked by profound developmental changes in an individual with an increased risk of developing various mental health illnesses. Previous studies have explored anxiety and its correlates among urban adolescents in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the magnitude of anxiety and its associated factors among adolescents attending school in rural areas of the country.

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