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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Recognition of depression in children in general hospital-based paediatric units in Kenya: Practice and policy implications
Annals of General Psychiatry, Volume 8, Article 25, Year 2009
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Background: Physical disorders are commonly comorbid with depression in children attending general medical facilities. However, the depression component is rarely recognised. Methods: A questionnaire on sociodemographics and history of presenting medical conditions was administered together with the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) to all 11-year-old to 17-year-old children attending at nine medical facilities. Results: In all, 408 children were recruited from 9 health facilities. Whereas the clinicians diagnosed a mental disorder in only 2.5% of the sample studied, 41.3% had CDI scores that suggested mild to moderate depression. The highest proportion of children with depressive symptomatology was found at the Kenyatta National and Teaching Referral Hospital. Conclusion: Although prevalence rate for depression among children is high, detection rates remain low. This finding has clinical practice and policy implications within and outside Kenya. © 2009 Ndetei et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ndetei, David Musyimi
Kenya, Nairobi
Africa Mental Health Research & Training Foundation
Khasakhala, Lincoln Imbugwa
Kenya, Nairobi
Africa Mental Health Research & Training Foundation
Mutiso, Victoria N.
Kenya, Nairobi
Africa Mental Health Research & Training Foundation
Mbwayo, Anne Wanjiru
Kenya, Nairobi
Africa Mental Health Research & Training Foundation
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1744-859X-8-25
ISSN:
1744859X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya