Estimation of Mental Disorders Prevalence in High School Students Using Small Area Methods: A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach

نویسندگان

1 Associate Professor (PhD), Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran ; Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

2 Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

3 Associate Professor (PhD), Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran ; Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

doi
10.5812/ajnpp.45127
چکیده

Background: Adolescence is one of the most important periods in the course of human evolution and the prevalence of mental disorders among adolescence in different regions of Iran, especially in southern Iran. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among high school students in Bushehr province, south ...