The factor structure among primary school children of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire of Parents (SDQ-PR) in Malaysia during COVID-19

Yee, Hon Kai; Chua, Bee Seok; Ling, Crystal

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2126091

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“…Women completed the Nepali impact supplement from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to measure the child's emotional and behavioural problems. This measure has been used in Nepal, though not validated in this setting; however, it has been translated into numerous languages with high reliability and validity in settings similar to Nepal [22][23][24][25]. Only mothers who responded 'yes' to the first item on the impact supplement asking whether the child has experienced emotional or behavioural difficulties in the past 6 months answered the remaining five questions [26].…”

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Prevalence of maternal depression and anxiety symptoms and associations with child mental health outcomes in rural Nepal

Dielemans,

Mahat,

Dunn

et al. 2023

Tropical Med Int Health

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ObjectivesThis study describes the prevalence, associated factors and child mental health outcomes related to symptoms of maternal depression and anxiety within 5 years after childbirth in a rural district in Nepal. This association is not well‐understood in rural, community‐based settings in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC).MethodsA sample of 347 women with children under 5 years was recruited in September 2019 for a cross‐sectional study in the rural Saptari district in Nepal. Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the association between maternal depressive or anxiety symptoms and children's experience and impact of emotional and behavioural difficulties.ResultsIn total, 144 women (41.5%) had moderate or severe depression symptoms and 118 (34%) had anxiety symptoms. Mothers with a lower income were more likely to have anxiety symptoms than the highest income group (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.1–3.0). An association existed between maternal depressive symptoms and the impact of emotional or behavioural difficulties in children (OR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.02–5.84). In contrast, there was no association between maternal anxiety and child outcomes.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that the prevalence of probable maternal anxiety and depression symptoms was relatively high in this rural, low‐resourced and community‐based setting in Nepal. Maternal depressive symptoms were associated with the degree of impact on children's mental health post‐infancy, emphasising the importance of improving maternal mental health in the early years of a child's life.

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