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Childhood psychological problems in school settings in rural southern Africa

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. Green open access

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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
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 > 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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