dc.contributor.author | Twaha, Ali M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T11:59:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T11:59:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Masters in medicine (paediatrics) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25398 | |
dc.description.abstract | Psychiatricdisorders frequently occur in mv infected patients. Multiple factors are
associatedwith psychiatric disorders including substance abuse, poverty; side effects
of antiretroviral drugs and HIV disease. Psychiatric disorders affect the well-being of
the HIV infected individuals and may result in poor adherence to medication.
Objectives
To determine prevalence, pattern and correlates of psychiatric disorders In HIV
infectedadolescents aged 10-15 yrs at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Study Methods
This was a cross sectional study conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital
Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC) from January to June 2009. Care givers and
children recruited into the study were interviewed using a modified Kiddie-SAD tool
and scored for psychiatric disorders. HIV clinical information was obtained from the
medical records. Factors associated with psychiatric disorders were analyzed using
the chi square test and odds ratio and p values computed.
Results
The study enrolled 94 adolescents who were predominantly male 51 (54%). The
median age of the study participants was 13 years (range 10- 15 years) .The
prevalence of psychiatric disorder was 55.3%. The commonest psychiatric disorders
were anxiety disorder (26%) and post traumatic stress disorder (17%). There was a
trend towards children with CD4 <200 having a higher risk of developing psychiatric
disorders OR 2.5, 95% CI 0.9-6.4 (p=0.06).
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COlllellllsioD
ental disorders are a common among adolescents at the KNH CCC and need to be
addressed both from the human resource and management point of view.
eeommendations
The number of trained counselors in the CCC should be increased to facilitate early
detection and management of psychiatric disorders. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University Of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Prevalence and patterns of Psychiatric disorder in HIV infected Children aged 10-15 years at Kenyatta national hospital | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | College of Health Sciences | en |