Use of the creating opportunities for parent empowerment programme to decrease mental health problems in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe malaria is associated with long-term mental health problems in Ugandan children. This study investigated the effect of a behavioural intervention for caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria, on the children's mental health outcomes 6 months after discharge.

Methods

This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Naguru Hospital in Kampala, Uganda from January 2018 to July 2019. Caregiver and child dyads were randomly assigned to either a psycho-educational arm providing information about hospital procedures during admission (control group), or to a behavioural arm providing information about the child's possible emotions and behaviour during and after admission, and providing age appropriate games for the caregiver and child (intervention grou

SUBMITTER: Bangirana P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8201864 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature