Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Measured by DASS-21 and their Associated Factors in a Rural Village of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Khairul Anwar Zarkasi, Tracy Jessica Danker, Ilya Maisarah Julani, Nur Ilya Maisarah Rasid, Jayaprriya Kumaran, Privitha Panirselvan, Nur Zuliani Ramli, Mohd. Hijaz Mohd. Sani
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of the Philippines Manila 2022
• Subjects: RA790-790.95 Mental health. Mental illness prevention; RC435-571 Psychiatry
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33222/1/Levels%20of%20Depression%2C%20Anxiety%2C%20and%20Stress%20Measured%20by%20DASS-21%20and%20their%20Associated%20Factors%20in%20a%20Rural%20Village%20of%20Ranau%20District%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33222/2/Levels%20of%20Depression%2C%20Anxiety%2C%20and%20Stress%20Measured%20by%20DASS-21%20and%20their%20Associated%20Factors%20in%20a%20Rural%20Village%20of%20Ranau%20District%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33222/; https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/2524; https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.2524

Background. The prevalence of mental illness in Malaysia is rising each year, with the highest recorded in a mostly rural state of Sabah, possibly due to challenges in accessing healthcare services and the maldistribution of mental health professionals. Moreover, the data on mental illness burden am...