Cortina, MA;
Fazel, M;
Hlungwani, TM;
Kahn, K;
Tollman, S;
Cortina-Borja, M;
Stein, A;
(2013)
Childhood psychological problems in school settings in rural southern Africa.
PLoS One
, 8
(6)
, Article e65041. 10.1371/journal.pone.0065041.
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Abstract
Many children can be exposed to multiple adversities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) placing them at potential risk of psychological problems. However, there is a paucity of research using large representative cohorts examining the psychological adjustment of children in school settings in these countries. Children's psychological adjustment has been shown to affect educational progress which is critical for their future. This study, based in a rural, socio-economically disadvantaged area of South Africa, aimed to examine the prevalence of children's psychological problems as well as possible risk and protective factors.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Childhood psychological problems in school settings in rural southern Africa |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0065041 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065041 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2013 Cortina et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC3680478 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1399275 |
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