Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data

Amu, Hubert; Seidu, Abdul Aziz; Agbemavi, Wonder; Afriyie, Bernard Owusu; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Kissah-Korsah, Kwaku

doi:10.1186/s13034-020-00344-4

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“…Female adolescents had a higher susceptibility to emotional distress compared to their male counterparts. This finding is in tandem with other research which opine that female adolescents tend to experience more mental health problems after a stressful life event (Altemus, 2014, Gust et al, 2017, Jin et al, 2019, Amu et al, 2020. A likely explanation for this may be that males tend to easily form peer groups, and discuss their problems with close friends and pals thereby easily getting advice and help with their emotional problems.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Comparable rates of 21.2% (Amu et al, 2020), 15.7% (Siziya et al, 2015), and 16.9% (Seidu et al, 2021) for emotional distress were reported among adolescents in Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania respectively. However a lower rate of 12% was found in Nigeria, (Omigbodun et al, 2008) this may have been due to methodological differences between this study and the present one.…”

Section: Prevalence Of Emotional Distressmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Risk Factors for Emotional Distress among Youths Following the Experience of a Traumatic Event

Lebimoyo¹,

Olibamoyo²

2023

IJMSHR

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Background to the Study Despite the fact that road traffic accidents are notorious for causing marked psychiatric morbidity among most affected persons, most studies focus on its psychological impact in adults. There is a dearth of data concerning the psychological consequences of road traffic accidents in adolescents. Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of emotional distress among secondary school pupils after the experience of a road traffic accident close to the school premises, which resulted in the death of some pupils, and severe injuries in others. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 107 adolescents who had heard about or witnessed the road traffic accident, and were selected using total sampling of those who met the inclusion criteria at a secondary school in Lagos, Nigeria. Questionnaires used were, The Rosenberg SelfEsteem Questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Emotional Sub-Scale), and a Socio-Demographic Questionnaire. Results The prevalence of emotional distress among the secondary school pupils was 20%. Correlates of emotional distress were; age (OR=0.8, CI=0.63-0.84), junior secondary class (OR=0.1, CI=0.01- 0.49), female gender (OR=3.6, CI=1.2-7.9), and poor self-rated health perception (OR=0.1, CI=0.02-0.4). Conclusion For most people, emotional distress is quite common secondary to exposure to a road traffic accident, children and adolescents have a greater vulnerability to this. Early identification and psychosocial management of emotional problems in youths exposed to such accidents may help prevent the development of enduring mental health problems.

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Section: Prevalence Of Emotional Distressmentioning

confidence: 97%

Risk Factors for Emotional Distress among Youths Following the Experience of a Traumatic Event

Lebimoyo¹,

Olibamoyo²

2023

IJMSHR

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“…While these are clear strengths of our study, there are also several limitations. We defined psychological distress among adolescents based on self-reported data on five mental health variables, according to a previously published study (28) . We acknowledge that the conceptualisation of a complex phenomenon like psychological distress can still be incomplete.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The definitions, questions, and coding methods for the variables used in this study are shown in supplementary table S1. Following previous studies (28) investigating psychological distress, we defined "psychological distress" based on five mental health variables available in the GSHS dataanxiety, loneliness, suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt. The original responses to the survey questions for these variables were converted into dichotomous responses where 0 = no and 1 = yes.…”

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Psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours among adolescents aged 12–15 years in nine South-East Asian countries: a secondary analysis of the Global School-Based Health Survey data

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It is unclear whether there is any association between psychological distress and unhealthy dietary habits among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of these factors in South-East Asia region and investigate their associations. We used data from the Global School-based Health Survey for nine South-East Asian countries. Psychological distress was defined by presence of ≥2 factors from loneliness, anxiety, suicide ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempt. We assessed inadequate fruit intake, inadequate vegetable intake, daily soft drink, and weekly fast-food consumption. We used random-effects meta-analysis to estimate pooled prevalence. Logistic regressions were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) of unhealthy dietary behaviours for psychological distress. Among 30,013 adolescents (56% girls) aged 12-15 years, the prevalence of psychological distress was 11.0%, with girls reporting slightly higher than boys (11.8% vs. 10.1%). The prevalence of inadequate fruit intake, inadequate vegetable intake, daily soft drink consumption, and weekly fast-food consumption was 42%, 26%, 40%, and 57%, respectively. Psychological distress was associated with inadequate fruit intake (pooled OR=1.20, 95% CI 1.03-1.40), inadequate vegetable intake (pooled OR=1.17, 1.05-1.31), and daily soft drink consumption (pooled OR=1.14, 1.03-1.26); but not with weekly fast-food consumption (pooled OR=1.13, 0.96-1.31). We observed substantial cross-country variations in prevalence and OR estimates. In conclusion, South-East Asian adolescents have significant burden of psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours, with those having psychological distress are more likely to have unhealthy dietary behaviours. Our findings will guide preventative interventions and inform relevant policies around adolescent nutrition in the region.

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“…Another study by Amu H, et al . [ 14 ] showed that the prevalence of mental distress was 21.2%. More in females and older adolescents.…”

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confidence: 99%

A cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors among schoolchildren in a rural area in West Bengal

Bhattacharyya

Basu

Mitra

2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Adolescence is the most vulnerable developmental period in one’s life. In low to middle-income countries like ours, adolescence living in the rural area face increasing physical and mental health challenges that are not addressed due to ignorance or resource limitation. This study is conducted with the aim of assessing the magnitude of health behavior and protection factor among school children in the study area and to compare the same between boys and girls. Materials and Methods: An explanatory sequential mixed method descriptive observational study with cross-sectional study design was conducted on 102 students aged 15-19 years studying in a government school in Amdanga block, West Bengal. Purposive sampling was done for the quantitative part. Global school health survey questionnaire was used. Qualitative study with FGD was done after the quantitative part. Results: Out of 102 students, 58 (56.66%) re females and 44 (43.13%) are males, only 10 (9.8%) have consumed alcohol and 14 (13.72%) have consumed tobacco of some form. 15 (14.8%) students were bullied last year. Around 11 (10.8%) students had suicidal thoughts in the last 1 year. Most of them have proper hygiene behavior. Qualitative analysis revealed issues amongst both males and females regarding body image perception etc., Conclusion: It is seen that males have more addictive behavior and gets into fighting easily then females. It is found that there are many issues regarding mental and physical health of the adolescents. That needs to be addressed and measure should be taken seriously and proper services like counseling, monitoring, parent’s support should be given.

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Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data

Cited by 11 publications

References 42 publications

Risk Factors for Emotional Distress among Youths Following the Experience of a Traumatic Event

Risk Factors for Emotional Distress among Youths Following the Experience of a Traumatic Event

Psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours among adolescents aged 12–15 years in nine South-East Asian countries: a secondary analysis of the Global School-Based Health Survey data

A cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors among schoolchildren in a rural area in West Bengal

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