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Psychosocial and health aspects of drug use by students in public secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2009-03)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of family, psychosocial, health, demographic, and behavioral characteristics on regular drug use. All the students of 17 randomly stratified public secondary schools ...
University medical education in Kenya: The challenges.
(2010)
There are two medical schools training doctors in Kenya: the Moi University established in 1984 and the University of Nairobi established in 1967. The University of Nairobi has so far produced the majority of Kenyan doctors. ...
The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Nairobi public secondary schools: association with perceived maladaptive parental behaviour
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
Depression in adolescents is a matter of concern because of its high prevalence, potential recurrence and impairment of functioning in the affected individual. The study sought to determine the prevalence of ...
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(2009-11)
OBJECTIVE:
There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ...
Major depressive disorder in a Kenyan youth sample: relationship with parenting behavior and parental psychiatric disorders
(2013)
BACKGROUND:
Studies on mental health problems during childhood and youth development phases have reported that families of children diagnosed with a depressive disorder tend to be dysfunctional. These dysfunctions have ...
Traditional healers and provision of mental health services in cosmopolitan informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
Objective:
The study aimed to investigate the types of mental illnesses treated by traditional healers, and their methods of identifying and treating mental illnesses in their patients.Method:In urban informal settlements ...
Prevalence and characteristics of psychotic-like experiences in Kenyan youth
(2012)
Current evidence suggests that there may be significant differences in psychotic symptom prevalence in Africa compared with other cultures. However, there have been few studies evaluating these symptoms in the continent. ...
Patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools in Kenya
(2009-03)
The objective of this study was to establish the association between substance abuse and the sociodemographic characteristics of secondary school students. All the students of 17 randomly stratified public secondary schools ...
Traumatic Experiences of Kenyan Secondry School Students
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: There is no information on the socio-demographic variations and determinants of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Kenyan adolescents.
Objectives: To describe the traumatic experiences of ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mental illness among staff in general medical facilities in Kenya: practice and policy implications.
(2011)
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among staff in general hospitals.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on staff in ten medical facilities in Kenya on their ...