TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Trauma among Kenyan school children in urban and rural settings: PTSD prevalence and correlates
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent trauma
A1  - Mbwayo, Anne Wanjiru
A1  - Mathai, Muthoni
A1  - Harder, Valerie S.
A1  - Nicodimos, Semret
A1  - Vander Stoep, Ann
SP  - 63
EP  - 73
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-1521
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00256-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -