The Prevalence and Associations of Psychiatric Disorder in Children in Kerala, South India / Richard HACKETT in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40-5 (July 1999)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 40-5 (July 1999) . - p.801-807 Titre : The Prevalence and Associations of Psychiatric Disorder in Children in Kerala, South India Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Richard HACKETT, Auteur ; Latha HACKETT, Auteur ; Preeta BHAKTA, Auteur ; Simon GOWERS, Auteur Année de publication : 1999 Article en page(s) : p.801-807 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Epidemiology  Third World children  psychiatric disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associations of childhood psychiatric disorder in Calicut District, South India. Among 1403 children aged 8 to 12 years selected by random cluster sampling, a projected prevalence of 9.4% (95% CI 7.9–10.8%) was found. Associations of disorder with male sex, the Muslim religion, lower social class, less parental education, school failure, and impaired reading and vocabulary were found, but not with malnutrition or perinatal problems. The similarity to associations of disorder in Western studies was noted. The discussion focuses on the validity of comparisons of prevalence across cultures. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=124 [article] The Prevalence and Associations of Psychiatric Disorder in Children in Kerala, South India [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Richard HACKETT, Auteur ; Latha HACKETT, Auteur ; Preeta BHAKTA, Auteur ; Simon GOWERS, Auteur . - 1999 . - p.801-807. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 40-5 (July 1999) . - p.801-807 Mots-clés : Epidemiology  Third World children  psychiatric disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associations of childhood psychiatric disorder in Calicut District, South India. Among 1403 children aged 8 to 12 years selected by random cluster sampling, a projected prevalence of 9.4% (95% CI 7.9–10.8%) was found. Associations of disorder with male sex, the Muslim religion, lower social class, less parental education, school failure, and impaired reading and vocabulary were found, but not with malnutrition or perinatal problems. The similarity to associations of disorder in Western studies was noted. The discussion focuses on the validity of comparisons of prevalence across cultures. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=124

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