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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors Among Iranian High School Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Publisher Pubmed



Heidari ME1 ; Irvani SSN2 ; Pourhoseingholi MA3 ; Takhtegahi MM4 ; Beyranvand R5 ; Mardanparvar H6 ; Hesami H7 ; Ghavampour N4 ; Hatami H2
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  1. 1. UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, United States
  2. 2. Department of Public Health, School of Health & Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Health System Research, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. University of Garmsar, Garmsar, Iran
  6. 6. Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Medical Researcher, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders Published:2024


Abstract

Aim: The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors among high-school students in Iran. Materials and methods: A comprehensive search strategy was conducted in the following original databases: PubMed, Web of Science (ISI), Scopus, Psycinfo, and national databases, including the Scientific Information Database (SID) and MagIran, from January 1988 through January 2023. Studies that reported the prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors among high school students in Iran were included. Two investigators extracted all relevant data independently. For deriving mean prevalence rates, random-effects meta-analyses were used. We assessed the quality of studies by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Results: Total of 67 studies (45,798 participants) were included in the syntheses on depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. For depressive symptoms, the mean prevalence rate was 48 % (40 %, 55 %). 2804 participants were enrolled for assessing of the prevalence of suicide ideation, and the mean prevalence rate was 21 % (6 %, 36 %). The meta-analysis pooling of the prevalence estimates of suicide attempts was 18 % (15 %, 20 %). Conclusions: Approximately half of the high school students experience depressive symptoms and, astonishingly, one in five high school students experiences suicidal ideation, so to identify strategies for preventing and treating depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in this special population, further research and policymaking are urgently needed. © 2023
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