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August 19, 2025DiseasesOpen Access

Prevalence, Symptoms, and Associated Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms Among Undergraduate Students of Non-Medical Universities in Mwanza, Tanzania

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SMStanley MwitaMOMathew OumaWEWilson Edwin

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals 35.7% prevalence of depressive symptoms in undergraduate students, indicating urgent need for mental health support.

Key Points

  • Over a third of undergraduate students at non-medical universities report depressive symptoms, suggesting high vulnerability among this group.
  • Depressive symptoms were found in 35.7% of participants, with loss of interest (67.2%) and fatigue (48.6%) being the most common symptoms.
  • A cross-sectional study assessed depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory across 768 undergraduate students.
  • Findings underline the need for mental health interventions in universities to address risk factors related to academic pressures.

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Mwita et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af33d5cf1dd9ea359e8969https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13080268
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