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    Magnitude of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents in Butajira, Southern Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 1998-12) Ashenaffi, Yihalem; Kebede, Derege (PhD)
    In order to explore the magnitude of specific mental and behavioural disorders and their socio-demographic corre lates in children, a study was cond ucted in Butajira, Southern Ethiopia, using the Amharic vers ion of the Diagnostic In strument for Children and Ado[escents (D[CA). A total of [477 children were assessed; 3.5 % of the study subjects had at least one or more mental or behav ioura l disorders. The most frequent diagnoses were anx iety disorder ( 1.6%), Attention Deficit Hyperactiv ity Disorder (ADHD) ( [ .5%); and disruptive behav ioura l disorder (1.5%). Mood d isorders ( [ %) and elim ination disorders (0.8%) were re lative ly less common. Res idence in urban area was associated with ADHD:OR(95 % CI) = 3.03 (1.11-8.04).ADHD was also associated with increasing age, having a s ingle parent, or a chronica ll y s ick family member: OR (95 % CI) = 3.32 ( 1. 15-10.33), 4.63( 1.25-1 7.3 1), 5.5 6(2. [6-14. [6), respectively. Disruptive behavioural disorders were sign ificantly associated with increasing age, parents not living together, severe financial problem and with the presence of chrunically sick family member OR (95 % C[) =4.4 1 ( 1.40- 15.45),4.63( 1.05- 17.3 1 ),2.77( 1.05,7. 12), and 8.15 (3.23 ,20.56), respectively. Livi ng in a house with more than one room was a lso sign ificant ly but inversely, associated with anxiety disorder: OR(95%CI)=0.39 (0.16,0.95). Mood disorders were assoc iated with the presence of parents not li ving together, fi nancial problem and chronically sick fami ly member: OR (95 % CI ) = 4.44 ( 1.00, [8 .57),5.57 ( 1.82,17.20), and 12. [2(3.89,38.84), respective ly. Enuresis was found to have no stat istically signi ficant association with any of the variables mentioned. Specific mental and behav ioura l disorders in chil dren were fo und s igni fica nt public health problems.[n order to explore the magnitude of specific mental and behavioural disorders and their socio-demographic corre lates in children, a study was cond ucted in Butajira, Southern Ethiopia, using the Amharic vers ion of the Diagnostic In strument for Children and Ado[escents (D[CA). A total of [477 children were assessed; 3.5 % of the study subjects had at least one or more mental or behav ioura l disorders. The most frequent diagnoses were anx iety disorder ( 1.6%), Attention Deficit Hyperactiv ity Disorder (ADHD) ( [ .5%); and disruptive behav ioura l disorder (1.5%). Mood d isorders ( [ %) and elim ination disorders (0.8%) were re lative ly less common. Res idence in urban area was associated with ADHD:OR(95 % CI) = 3.03 (1.11-8.04).ADHD was also associated with increasing age, having a s ingle parent, or a chronica ll y s ick family member: OR (95 % CI) = 3.32 ( 1. 15-10.33), 4.63( 1.25-1 7.3 1), 5.5 6(2. [6-14. [6), respectively. Disruptive behavioural disorders were sign ificantly associated with increasing age, parents not living together, severe financial problem and with the presence of chrunically sick family member OR (95 % C[) =4.4 1 ( 1.40- 15.45),4.63( 1.05- 17.3 1 ),2.77( 1.05,7. 12), and 8.15 (3.23 ,20.56), respectively. Livi ng in a house with more than one room was a lso sign ificant ly but inversely, associated with anxiety disorder: OR(95%CI)=0.39 (0.16,0.95). Mood disorders were assoc iated with the presence of parents not li ving together, fi nancial problem and chronically sick fami ly member: OR (95 % CI ) = 4.44 ( 1.00, [8 .57),5.57 ( 1.82,17.20), and 12. [2(3.89,38.84), respective ly. Enuresis was found to have no stat istically signi ficant association with any of the variables mentioned. Specific mental and behav ioura l disorders in chil dren were fo und s igni fica nt public health problems.
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    Magnitude of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Butajira, South Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 1998-12) Ashenaffi, Yihalem; Kebede, Derege(PhD)
    In order to explore the magnitude of spec ific mental and behavioural disorders and their socio-demographic correlates in children, a study was conducted in Butajira, Southern Ethiopia, using the Amharic version of the Diagnostic Instrument for Children and Adolescents (OICA). A total of 1477 children were assessed; 3.5 % of the study subjects had at least one or more mental or behavioural disorders. The most frequent diagnoses were anxiety disorder (1.6%), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (1.5%); and disruptive behavioural di sorder ( 1.5%). Mood disorders (1%) and elimination di sorders (0.8%) were re latively less common. Residence in urban area was associated with ADHD:OR(95 % CI) = 3.03 (1. 11-8.04).ADHD was also associated with increasing age, having a single parent, or a chronica lly sick family member: OR (95 % CI) = 3.32 ( 1.15-10.33), 4.63(1.25-1 7.3 1), 5.56(2.16-1 4.16), respectively. Disruptive behavioural disorders were significantly assoc iated wi th increasing age, parents not li ving together, severe financial problem and with the presence of chronical ly sick fam ily member OR (95 % CI) =4.41(1.40-15.45),4.63(1.05- 17.31),2.77(1.05,7.12), and 8.15 (3.23,20.56), respective ly. Living in a house with more than one room was also significantly but inversely, associated with anxiety disorder: OR(95%CI)=0.39 (0.16,0.95). Mood disorders were associated with the presence of parents not living together, financial prob lem and chroni ca lly s ick family member: OR (95 % CI ) = 4.44 (1.00, 18 .57), 5.57 (1.82, 17.20), and 12.12(3.89,38.84), respective ly. Enuresis was found to have no statistically significant association with any of the variab les mentioned. Specific mental and behavioural disorders in chi ldren were fo und significant public health problems