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Depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sri Lanka: prevalence and behavioral correlates.

Perera B, Torabi MR, Jayawardana G, Pallethanna N

Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.

A cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 891 adolescents in Sri Lanka revealed that 57.7% of the participants were having elevated depressive symptoms. Alcohol use, smoking, and low physical activity were found to be associated with elevated depressive symptoms.

Published 19 June 2006 in J Adolesc Health, 39(1): 144-6.
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