Análisis de los niveles de depresión asociados a factores sociodemográficos en estudiantes de primer ciclo de la carrera de Odontología de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, durante el periodo marzo - julio 2023

Abstract

Now days, depression is one of the most common psychology discomforts that has touched Ecuadorian’s population, causing trouble on the biosocial sphere of thousands of people making an issue clinically speaking. In terms of methodology, it was a quantitative type and correlational scope. The total findings were 51 students. The obtained results reveal a serious depression in the 23,52% of the population, being women the majority with the 21,6%. Age and origin placement variables did not show enough evidence to establish a relationship with levels of depression.