TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam
T2 - Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys
AU - Erskine, Holly E.
AU - Blondell, Sarah J.
AU - Enright, Meaghan E.
AU - Shadid, Jamileh
AU - Wado, Yohannes Dibaba
AU - Wekesah, Frederick Murunga
AU - Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza
AU - Wilopo, Siswanto Agus
AU - Vu, Loi Manh
AU - Dao, Hoa Thi Khanh
AU - Nguyen, Vinh Duc
AU - Emerson, Mark R.
AU - Fine, Shoshanna L.
AU - Li, Mengmeng
AU - Blum, Robert W.
AU - Whiteford, Harvey A.
AU - Scott, James G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Purpose: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.
AB - Purpose: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Indonesia
KW - Kenya
KW - Mental disorders
KW - Prevalence
KW - Protocol
KW - Risk factors
KW - Service use
KW - Survey
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 36229399
AN - SCOPUS:85143551044
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 72
SP - S71-S78
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 1
M1 - doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
ER -