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Depression in young men due to strained relationship with their fathers

7th KEMRI Annual Scientific and Health Conference (KASH) at Panari Hotel.

The study which examined 87 Form Three and Four boys in selected schools in Kiambu County revealed that lack of fatherly love for the adolescents’ increases the likelihood of adolescent depression.

While depression has been reported to be on the increase among adolescents in high schools at 43 per cent the study shows that more boys are falling into depression due to strained relationship with their fathers.

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