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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Detecting depressive disorder with the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 in Tanzania
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Volume 54, No. 1, Year 2008
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Background: Assessment of the growing prevalence of depression in developing countries is hampered by a lack of valid diagnostic instruments for the local settings. Aim and method: This study attempted to examine the validity of the 25-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25) in a special primary care population in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Results: 787 antenatal participants were recruited, and their responses revealed good internal consistency, interrater reliability, and test-retest reliability, and the scale was validated using content, construct, and discriminant validation methods. Factor analysis of the depression subscale, however, confirmed the need for a locally developed scale. Conclusions: Integrating universalist and relativist approaches, through the validation and modification of scales, may help in the detection of depression in cross-cultural settings. © Sage Publications 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lee, Bandy
United States, New Haven
Yale School of Medicine
Kaaya, Sylvia F.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Mbwambo, Jessie Kazeni Kilonzo
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Smith-Fawzi, Mary Catherine
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Leshabari, Melkizedeck Thomas
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 83
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0020764006074995
e-ISSN:
17412854
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Tanzania