dc.contributor.author | Mutiso, Victoria | |
dc.contributor.author | Musyimi, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Tele, Albert | |
dc.contributor.author | Gitonga, Isaiah | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndetei, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-22T06:02:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-22T06:02:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mutiso V, Musyimi C, Tele A, Gitonga I, Ndetei D. Feasibility study on the mhGAP-IG as a tool to enhance parental awareness of symptoms of mental disorders in lower primary (6-10 year old) school-going children: Towards inclusive child mental health services in a Kenyan setting. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;15(3):486-496. doi: 10.1111/eip.12963. Epub 2020 Apr 14. PMID: 32291956. Copy Download .nbib Format: | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32291956/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155046 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims: (1) To determine the feasibility of involving parents as key partners in school mental health activities; (2) to determine whether educating parents on mental health treatment Gap Intervention Guideline (mhGAP-IG) section on children leads to enhanced parent perception of mental health symptoms in their children; and (3) to determine context appropriate social demographic predictors of the parental awareness following the psychoeducation using the mhGAP-IG children version.
Methods: Consenting parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and the Brief Problem Monitor for Parents (BPM-P) about their children at baseline and at 6 months post-baseline respectively. Immediately after post-baseline, they received psychoeducation on the importance of mental well-being in children and how to recognize symptoms of mental disorders, using the mhGAP-IG section on children. This psychoeducation was the intervention between baseline and 6 months post-baseline. We analysed means of mental disorder symptoms and prevalence of the various mental syndromes/problems on the CBCL/BPM-P scores to determine the statistical significance of the changes between baseline and 6 months.
Results: Overall, there was significant increase (P < 0.05) in the symptoms mean scores and prevalence of syndromes/problems between baseline and 6 months post-psychoeducation. However, there were some differences between urban and rural settings and in some parents and children socio-demographics and gender that should be considered in individual cases.
Conclusion: It is feasible to include parents in school mental health programmes as key stakeholders. The mhGAP-IG section on children is a good tool for psychoeducation. However, there are predictors of outcomes that need further research. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | awareness; children; mhGAP-IG; parents; psychoeducation. | en_US |
dc.title | Feasibility study on the mhGAP-IG as a tool to enhance parental awareness of symptoms of mental disorders in lower primary (6-10 year old) school-going children: Towards inclusive child mental health services in a Kenyan setting | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |