@article{ref1,
title="Trauma among Kenyan school children in urban and rural settings: PTSD prevalence and correlates",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2020",
author="Mbwayo, Anne Wanjiru and Mathai, Muthoni and Harder, Valerie S. and Nicodimos, Semret and Vander Stoep, Ann",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="63-73",
abstract="This study estimated the prevalence and correlates of PTSD in Kenyan school children during a period of widespread post-election violence. The UCLA PTSD Reaction Index was administered to 2482 primary and secondary school students ages 11-17 from rural and urban communities. A high proportion of school children had witnessed people being shot at, beat up or killed (46.9%) or had heard about the violent death or serious injury of a loved one (42.0%). Over one quarter (26.8%, 95% CI = 25.1% - 28.7%) met criteria for PTSD. Correlates of PTSD included living in a rural (vs urban) area (AOR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.41-2.11), attending primary (vs secondary) school (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.67-3.04) and being a girl (with girl as referent AOR = .70, 95% CI = .57-.86). We recommend training Kenyan teachers to recognize signs of emotional distress in school children and psychosocial counselors to adapt empirically-supported mental health interventions for delivery in primary and secondary school settings.<br><br>© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-019-00256-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00256-2"
}