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Post-traumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of Amhara region, February 2022

BACKGROUND: To date, conflict is causing extreme social crises worldwide, with children representing the most vulnerable group, often experiencing severe trauma and violence in conflict-ridden areas. Posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) are the most widely reported psychological problem in the aft...

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Autores principales: Biset, Gebeyaw, Goshiye, Debrnesh, Melesse, Negesse, Tsehay, Mekonnen
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1052975
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author Biset, Gebeyaw
Goshiye, Debrnesh
Melesse, Negesse
Tsehay, Mekonnen
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Goshiye, Debrnesh
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description BACKGROUND: To date, conflict is causing extreme social crises worldwide, with children representing the most vulnerable group, often experiencing severe trauma and violence in conflict-ridden areas. Posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) are the most widely reported psychological problem in the aftermath of conflict. However, less attention has been given to children living in conflict-prone areas of the world. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess posttraumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of the Amhara region in Ethiopia from January to February 2022. METHOD: A community-based cross-sectional study was employed from January to February 2022. A multistage random sampling technique was employed to recruit the study participants. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was designed to collect the desired data. Data were verified, coded, and entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 24 statistical software. RESULT: A total of 846 children with a response rate of 94.33% were screened for trauma. Subsequently, 557 (69.80%) children had experienced trauma. Of these 557 children who had experienced trauma, 203 (36.45%) developed posttraumatic stress disorders. Based on these results, this study recommends that mass screening of children and adolescents for posttraumatic stress disorders and rehabilitation services be undertaken, including resilience training and psychosocial support.
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spelling pubmed-98455612023-01-19 Post-traumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of Amhara region, February 2022 Biset, Gebeyaw Goshiye, Debrnesh Melesse, Negesse Tsehay, Mekonnen Front Psychol Psychology BACKGROUND: To date, conflict is causing extreme social crises worldwide, with children representing the most vulnerable group, often experiencing severe trauma and violence in conflict-ridden areas. Posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) are the most widely reported psychological problem in the aftermath of conflict. However, less attention has been given to children living in conflict-prone areas of the world. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess posttraumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of the Amhara region in Ethiopia from January to February 2022. METHOD: A community-based cross-sectional study was employed from January to February 2022. A multistage random sampling technique was employed to recruit the study participants. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was designed to collect the desired data. Data were verified, coded, and entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 24 statistical software. RESULT: A total of 846 children with a response rate of 94.33% were screened for trauma. Subsequently, 557 (69.80%) children had experienced trauma. Of these 557 children who had experienced trauma, 203 (36.45%) developed posttraumatic stress disorders. Based on these results, this study recommends that mass screening of children and adolescents for posttraumatic stress disorders and rehabilitation services be undertaken, including resilience training and psychosocial support. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9845561/ /pubmed/36687911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1052975 Text en Copyright © 2023 Biset, Goshiye, Melesse and Tsehay. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Goshiye, Debrnesh
Melesse, Negesse
Tsehay, Mekonnen
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title_full Post-traumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of Amhara region, February 2022
title_fullStr Post-traumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of Amhara region, February 2022
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title_short Post-traumatic stress disorders among children and adolescents in conflict-affected zones of Amhara region, February 2022
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1052975
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