TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam
T2 - Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys
AU - Erskine, Holly E.
AU - Blondell, Sarah J.
AU - Enright, Meaghan E.
AU - Shadid, Jamileh
AU - Wado, Yohannes Dibaba
AU - Wekesah, Frederick Murunga
AU - Wahdi, Amirah Ellyza
AU - Wilopo, Siswanto Agus
AU - Vu, Loi Manh
AU - Dao, Hoa Thi Khanh
AU - Nguyen, Vinh Duc
AU - Emerson, Mark R.
AU - Fine, Shoshanna L.
AU - Li, Mengmeng
AU - Blum, Robert W.
AU - Whiteford, Harvey A.
AU - Scott, James G.
N1 - Funding Information:
The I-NAMHS authors (A.E.W. and S.A.W.) would like to recognize and thank the other members of the I-NAMHS team, specifically Althaf Setyawan, Yufan Putri Astrini, Rizka Rachmawati, Mustikaningtyas, Heru Subekti, Dita Azka Nadhira, Ajrina Rarasrum, and Anggriyani Wahyu Pinandari (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) for their contributions to I-NAMHS. The I-NAMHS authors would also like to thank Carla Raymondalexas Marchira, Fiddina Mediola, and Diana Setiyawati (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) for their involvement in the I-NAMHS clinical calibration study. The I-NAMHS authors also acknowledge support from Prianto Djatmiko and Rahbudi Helmi (Ministry of Health, Indonesia).
Funding Information:
NAMHS is funded by The University of Queensland in America through a gift from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda Gates company. H.E.E., M.E.E., J.S., and H.A.W. are employed by the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research which receives core funding from the Queensland Department of Health . H.E.E. is a recipient of an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (APP1137969). J.G.S. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship Grant #1105807. These funders had no involvement or influence on the study.
Funding Information:
Disclaimer: The article was published as part of supplement that was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-001395] and UNICEF.
Funding Information:
The V-NAMHS authors (L.M.V., H.T.K.D., and V.D.N.) would like to recognize and thank the other members of the V-NAMHS team, specifically Dang Nguyen Anh (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam) and Nghiem Thi Thuy (Institute of Sociology, Vietnam), for their contributions to V-NAMHS. The V-NAMHS authors would also like to thank Tran Thi Mai Oanh, Hoang Thi Phuong, Dang Hoang Minh, and Hoang Thu Thuy (Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health, Vietnam) for their involvement in the V-NAMHS clinical calibration study. The V-NAMHS authors also acknowledge the support of Do Anh Kiem and Chung Nguyen Dinh (General Statistics Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Purpose: In low- and middle-income countries, there are limited data on mental disorders among adolescents. To address this gap, the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS) will provide nationally representative prevalence data of mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This paper details the NAMHS study protocol. Methods: In each country, a multistage stratified cluster sampling design will be used. Participants will be eligible pairs of adolescents aged 10–17 years and their primary caregiver. Adolescents will be assessed for social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5. Demographics, risk and protective factors, and service use information will also be collected. In the parallel clinical calibration study, diagnoses of major depressive disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder made using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5 will be calibrated against a diagnostic assessment by in-country clinicians in a separate sample. Results: Data collection for the national survey and clinical calibration study will commence in 2021, with dissemination of findings and methodology due to occur in 2022. Conclusions: Accurately quantifying the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents is essential for service planning. NAMHS will address this lack of prevalence data, both within the NAMHS countries and within their respective regions, while establishing a gold-standard methodology for data collection on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries. More broadly, NAMHS will encourage capacity building within each country by establishing linkages between researcher, clinician, government, and other networks.
AB - Purpose: In low- and middle-income countries, there are limited data on mental disorders among adolescents. To address this gap, the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS) will provide nationally representative prevalence data of mental disorders among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This paper details the NAMHS study protocol. Methods: In each country, a multistage stratified cluster sampling design will be used. Participants will be eligible pairs of adolescents aged 10–17 years and their primary caregiver. Adolescents will be assessed for social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5. Demographics, risk and protective factors, and service use information will also be collected. In the parallel clinical calibration study, diagnoses of major depressive disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder made using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version 5 will be calibrated against a diagnostic assessment by in-country clinicians in a separate sample. Results: Data collection for the national survey and clinical calibration study will commence in 2021, with dissemination of findings and methodology due to occur in 2022. Conclusions: Accurately quantifying the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents is essential for service planning. NAMHS will address this lack of prevalence data, both within the NAMHS countries and within their respective regions, while establishing a gold-standard methodology for data collection on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries. More broadly, NAMHS will encourage capacity building within each country by establishing linkages between researcher, clinician, government, and other networks.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Indonesia
KW - Kenya
KW - Mental disorders
KW - Prevalence
KW - Protocol
KW - Risk factors
KW - Service use
KW - Survey
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.05.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 36229399
AN - SCOPUS:85143551044
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 72
SP - S71-S78
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 1
ER -