  Objective: This study aims to identify the social determinants of mental
health among undergraduate students in Bangladesh, a developing nation in South
Asia. Our goal is to identify the broader social determinants of mental health
among this population, study the manifestation of these determinants in their
day-to-day life, and explore the feasibility of self-monitoring tools in
helping them identify the specific factors or relationships that impact their
mental health. Methods: We conducted a 21-day study with 38 undergraduate
students from seven universities in Bangladesh. We conducted two
semi-structured interviews: one pre-study and one post-study. During the 21-day
study, participants used an Android application to self-report and self-monitor
their mood after each phone conversation. The app prompted participants to
report their mood after each phone conversation and provided graphs and charts
so that participants could independently review their mood and conversation
patterns.
  Results: Our results show that academics, family, job and economic condition,
romantic relationships, and religion are the major social determinants of
mental health among undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Our app helped the
participants pinpoint the specific issues related to these factors as
participants could review the pattern of their moods and emotions from past
conversation history. Although our app does not provide any explicit
recommendation, participants took certain steps on their own to improve their
mental health (e.g., reduced the frequency of communication with certain
persons).
  Conclusions: Overall, the findings from this study would provide better
insights for the researchers to design better solutions to help the younger
population from this part of the world.
