Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Volume: 72

Issue: 1S

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: h.erskine@uq.edu.au. School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia. African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya. African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya; Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston. Center for Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Center for Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tradition and Development Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington. Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Metro North Mental Health Service, Herston, Queensland, Australia.

Abstract summary 

In low- and middle-income countries, there are limited data on mental disorders among adolescents. To address this gap, the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS) will provide nationally representative prevalence data of mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This paper details the NAMHS study protocol.In each country, a multistage stratified cluster sampling design will be used. Participants will be eligible pairs of adolescents aged 10-17 years and their primary caregiver. Adolescents will be assessed for social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5. Demographics, risk and protective factors, and service use information will also be collected. In the parallel clinical calibration study, diagnoses of major depressive disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder made using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5 will be calibrated against a diagnostic assessment by in-country clinicians in a separate sample.Data collection for the national survey and clinical calibration study will commence in 2021, with dissemination of findings and methodology due to occur in 2022.Accurately quantifying the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents is essential for service planning. NAMHS will address this lack of prevalence data, both within the NAMHS countries and within their respective regions, while establishing a gold-standard methodology for data collection on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries. More broadly, NAMHS will encourage capacity building within each country by establishing linkages between researcher, clinician, government, and other networks.

Authors & Co-authors:  Erskine Blondell Enright Shadid Wado Wekesah Wahdi Wilopo Vu Dao Nguyen Emerson Fine Li Blum Whiteford Scott

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Authors :  17
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
SSN : 1879-1972
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Child
Other Terms
Adolescent;Indonesia;Kenya;Mental disorders;Prevalence;Protocol;Risk factors;Service use;Survey;Vietnam
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Kenya
Publication Country
United States