Accident related psychological problems of children at three selected hospitals in Addis Ababa
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2006-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to examine accident related
psychological problems of children at three selected hospitals in Addis
Ababa. The study also aimed at finding if there are age, sex and accident
type differences in exposure to the ps ychological problems(Anxiety,
Emotional Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Score}.
Investigation of the p s y chological services in the three hospitals was also
another objective. To meet these objectives, 100 victimed children, 100 '
parents of children participants and 20 health professionals were
purposively selected and included in the sample. Three scales measuring
the psychological problems (anxiety, emotional distress and posttraumatic
stress disorder symptoms) and two stru ctured interviews were used as
instruments.
Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to analyze the data
obtained through the scales and interviews. Percentage results showed
that 75% victimed children s howed clinically s ignificant level of anxiety
while 98% had clinically significant level of emotional distress. Se vere .
posttraumatic stress symptom was exhibited in 61 % of the cases. Results
from the analysis of variance indicated that there were no statistically
significant age, sex and accident type differences in experiencing anxiety,
emotional distress and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom levels. The
main and interaction effects of the three way ANOVA also came up with
statistically non significant results. Interview results with health
professionals and parents of participants s howed the absence of
counseling services In the three hospitals. Recommendations and
implications of the study are indicated.
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