Depression, anxiety and associated factors among caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy attending Muhimbili paediatric neurology clinic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety and to identify factors associated with these conditions among caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy attending the paediatric neurology clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Tanzania.

Design

A hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

The paediatric neurology clinic of a national referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Participants

427 caregivers of children with epilepsy (CWE) were consecutively enrolled. Eligibility criteria included being 18 years or older and having provided care for the child for at least 6 months. Caregivers unable to read and write in Swahili or previously diagnosed with a mental illness before assuming the caregiving role wer

SUBMITTER: Ernest E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12458745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature