Prevalence and correlates of mental health difficulties in young Ghanaian children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although 90% of youth live in low- and middle-income countries, only 10% of child mental health research is conducted in these settings. We sought to shed light on the mental health of Ghanaian children by estimating the prevalence of socioemotional difficulties and examining associations with psychosocial risk and protective factors.

Methods

Data come from the cross-sectional Mental Health in Ghana study. Mothers and fathers reported their depressive symptoms, positive mental health, parenting practices and sociodemographic and household characteristics. Mothers reported child (ages 6-60 months) characteristics, including mental health according to the Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE-2) (administered for all children), Caregiver Reported Ea

SUBMITTER: Ahun MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820832 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature