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Prevalence of Depression Among College-Goers in Mainland China: A Methodical Evaluation and Meta-Analysis.
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- Prevalence of depression among students at Ethiopian universities and associated factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Chinese University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental health problems among medical students in China: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Reliability and validity of the Mentalization Questionnaire in a potentially depressed group of Chinese college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its association to mental health among the private university students of Dhaka, Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Multidimensional factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study using binary logistic regression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Passive Smoking Is Associated with the Risk of Functional Bowel Disorders Among College Freshmen.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyles, social support quality and mental health in college students: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Chinese University Students' Perspectives on Help-Seeking and Mental Health Counseling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Zhongyong Thinking Style and Resilience Capacity in Chinese Undergraduates: The Chain Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal and Positive Affect.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mental Health Promotion and Stigma Reduction Among University Students Using the Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Promoting the Mental Health of University Students in China: Protocol for Contextual Assessment to Inform Intervention Design and Adaptation.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Social Support, Health Literacy and Depressive Symptoms among Medical Students: An Analysis of Mediating Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Benevolent Childhood Experiences and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Undergraduates: A Moderated Mediation Model Examining the Roles of Uncertainty Stress and Family Relationship.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- The Role of Military Training in Improving Psychological Resilience and Reducing Depression Among College Freshmen.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Mental Health Symptoms and Suicidal Behavior Among University Students in Wuhan, China During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Independent, Joint, and Additive Associations of Physical Activity and Self-Compassion on Depression Symptoms Among Chinese College Students.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Disease Prevention Knowledge, Anxiety, and Professional Identity during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nursing Students in Zhengzhou, China.Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2020Article
- The Reliability and Validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) for Chinese University Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
There are no proper statistics available to assess how much of a burden it is to them. This study was conducted to gauge the pooled prevalence and offer evidence in support of few prevention and regulation strategies. A methodical literature search was conducted with the help of the Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Chinese Web of Knowledge, Wanfang, and Chongqing VIP databases. Furthermore, articles published from 2000 to 2014, reporting about the estimated prevalence of depression among college students in mainland China, were covered as well. In this study, a meta-analysis was deployed to approximate the overall prevalence of depression among college-goers in mainland China. A total of 45 studies were conducted on 50,826 participants. The average pooled prevalence of depression was 30.39% (26.38-34.55%). Subgroup analyses showed that 29.45% (22.88-36.48%) were men and 28.65% (23.44-34.16%) were women. Furthermore, 28.10% (22.83-33.70%) were from the northern part and 32.44% (26.67-38.48%) were from the southern. The prevalence of depression was 30.45% (23.96-37.36%) for sample sizes of <500 subjects, 30.99% (25.08-37.23%) for samples with 500 to 1000 people, and 29.54% (33.32-37.33%) in case of samples with >1000 people. Publications between 2000 and 2006 showed a depression prevalence of 8.45% (22.34-35.00%), whereas 30.52% (21.30-40.61%) and 31.79% (27.31-36.45%) were the corresponding values according to publications during 2007 to 2011 and 2012 to 2014. The prevalence of depression among college students in mainland China had reached the world's epidemic level.
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