@article{Kumar_Natarajan_B_Chandra_2019, title={Assessment of depression and its correlates among college students in Rishikesh Uttarakhand}, volume={31}, url={http://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1085}, DOI={10.47203/IJCH.2019.v31i02.011}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>: Depression is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. <strong>Objective</strong>: To assess the levels of depression and its correlate among college students in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. <strong>Methodology:</strong> Community based cross sectional study was conducted from February 2018 to April 2018 among 126 students of a Government PG College Rishikesh belonging to age 18 -26 years. A pre-validated semi- structured pretested Physical Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was applied for this purpose. <strong>Results:</strong> Mean age of the participants was 22.84±1.5 years. Overall prevalence of depression among study population was 74.60% among them 4% were severely depressed. 58% of females and 40% males had suicidal ideations. Majority of participants were stressed with the undue peer pressure followed by career pressure. Physical activity for atleast 30 minutes a day for 5 days in a week was found to be significantly (p<0.02, odds ratio 0.20 (0.06-0.7 at 95%CI) beneficial for depression. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Depression is prevalent among college going population. Peer pressure, academic stress, career pressure, financial stress in home, undue parental expectations on students are associated with depression among college going students.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Kumar, Santosh and Natarajan, Kavitha and B, Yogesh and Chandra, Rishita}, year={2019}, month={Jun.}, pages={220–225} }