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- Title
Post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children aged 8-18 affected by the 2011 northern-Namibia foods.
- Authors
Taukeni, Simon; Chityo, George; Chityo, Morgan; Asino, Ina; Shipena, Genesia
- Abstract
Extreme fooding in the northern parts of Namibia occurred in 2011, impacting many school-going children in the region. The rationale for the current research is to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on school children as a result of the foods. A self-administered Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire (CTSQ) with closed-ended questions was administered to 480 children between the ages of eight and 18 years at their respective schools. The CTSQ consists of five items assessing re-experiencing and five items assessing hyper-arousal symptoms. The results show that 55.2% of learners aged 12 and below and 72.8% of learners aged 13 and above reported experiencing symptoms of trauma from the foods 2 years after the event. These percentages were quite high and are therefore a cause for concern. Given the magnitude of this problem, it is important for the government and other stakeholders to provide the necessary psychological and/or emotional support in the event of future foods or similar disasters.
- Subjects
FLOODS; CHILDREN; POST-traumatic stress disorder
- Publication
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2072-845X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/jamba.v8i2.169