Prevalence and correlates of neurocognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders among schoolchildren in Wakiso District, Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
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| Title: | Prevalence and correlates of neurocognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders among schoolchildren in Wakiso District, Uganda: a cross-sectional study. |
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| Authors: | Nampijja, Margaret1,2 maggie.nampijja@gmail.com, Sembajjwe, Wilber1, Mpairwe, Harriet1,3, Mpango, Richard1,4, Kinyanda, Eugene1,5 |
| Source: | Wellcome Open Research. 2022, Vol. 7, p1-25. 25p. |
| Subject Terms: | Neurobehavioral disorders, Disease prevalence, Mental illness, Mental health of school children, Cross-sectional method |
| Abstract: | Background: There is limited data on the burden of mental disorders among children in the general population in Africa. We examined the prevalence and correlates of neurocognitive and psychiatric disorders among schoolchildren in Uganda. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 322 schoolchildren aged 5-17years in Wakiso, Uganda. We assessed for neurocognitive impairment using the Kaufmann-Assessment-Battery, and psychiatric disorders (major-depressive-disorder (MDD), attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder (ADHD), generalised-anxiety-disorder (GAD), and substance-use-disorder (SUD)) using the parent version of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory-5, and Youth Inventory-4R Self Report. Prevalence and risk factors were determined using respectively descriptive statistics, and univariable and multivariable logistic regression. Results: Twenty-five participants (8%) had neurocognitive impairment. Nineteen (5.9%) participants had MDD, nine (2.8%) had ADHD, seven (2.2%) had GAD, 14 (8.6%) had SUD; and 30 (9.3%) had any psychiatric disorder. Among the exposure variables examined in this study, including asthma, age, sex, grade of schooling, type of school and maternal and father’s education and family socioeconomic status, only asthma was associated with the disorders (MDD). Conclusions: The relatively high burden of mental disorders in this general population of children warrants targeted screening of those at risk, and treatment of those affected. Further, future studies should extensively investigate the factors that underlie the identified psychiatric disorders in this and similar general populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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