KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CAMPUS ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, OFFA, KWARA STATE
Abstract
The study knowledge, attitude and factors associated with campus on anxiety and depression among students in college of health technology, offa, Kwara State. Four objectives and research questions were formulated for the study. Questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Data collected were analysed with mean and t-test statistics. The study concluded that the use of cognitive behavioural technique is effective in reducing cognitive symptoms of depression of the students with mild and moderate episodes given the significant drop in the mean scores of the adult learners‟ symptoms of depression after the treatment. It is also concluded that age, gender, marital status and employment status do not affect the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural technique in reducing cognitive symptoms of depression. The study recommended that it is recommended that adult learners, whether single, married, divorced, widow or widower but have symptoms of depression should be exposed to cognitive behavioural techniques to help them reduce their depression symptoms.
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