Exposure to violence in relation to depressive symptoms among male and female adolescent students in Cambodia.

Purpose: In spite of the apparent increases in family and community violence, research into its effects on adolescent mental health has received limited attention in Cambodia. This study examines the association between exposure to violence and depressive symptoms among adolescents controlling for the effects of several factors in family and school domains.

Methods: We randomly selected 993 male and 950 female students proportionally from 11 junior high schools and high schools in Battembang provincial city.

Sibling care, school performance, and depression among adolescent caretakers in Cambodia.

In many resource-poor countries, home-based care for young children is crucial. Yet little has been known about the negative impacts of sibling caretaking on mental health conditions of adolescent student caretakers. This study explored associations between sibling caretaking, school performance, and depression among 1943 students randomly selected from 11 junior high and high schools in Cambodia.

Role of risk and protective factors in risky sexual behavior among high school students in Cambodia.

Background: In many developing countries, adolescents have become increasingly prone to engage in habitual risky sexual behavior such as early sexual initiation and unprotected sex. The objective of this study was to identify the operation of risk and protective factors in individual, family, peer, school, and community domains in predicting risky sexual behavior among male and female adolescents in Cambodia.

Methods: From October 2007 to January 2008, we collected data from 1,049 students aged 14 to 20 years.