Posttraumatic stress symptoms and structure among orphan and vulnerable children and adolescents in Zambia.

Journal: Child and adolescent mental health

Volume: 19

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Mental Health, Room ,  N. Broadway ST, Baltimore, MD, , USA. Harvard Medical School, Institute for Aging Research, Boston, MA, USA. Catholic Relief Services, Lusaka, Zambia.

Abstract summary 

Scant information exists on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and structure in youth from developing countries.We describe the symptom profile and exposure to trauma experiences among 343 orphan and vulnerable children and adolescents from Zambia. We distinguished profiles of posttraumatic stress symptoms using latent class analysis.Average number of trauma-related symptoms (21.6; range 0-38) was similar across sex and age. Latent class model suggested three classes varying by level of severity: low (31% of the sample), medium (45% of the sample), and high (24% of the sample) symptomatology.Results suggest that PTSD is a continuously distributed latent trait.

Authors & Co-authors:  Familiar Itziar I Murray Laura L Gross Alden A Skavenski Stephanie S Jere Elizabeth E Bass Judith J

Study Outcome 

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Statistics
Citations :  Akaike H. Factor analysis and AIC. Psychometrika. 1987;52(3):317–332.
Authors :  6
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1111/camh.12050
SSN : 1475-357X
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Trauma;assessment;cross-cultural;posttraumatic stress disorder
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Zambia
Publication Country
England