High Social Capital is Associated with Decreased Mental Health Problem Among In-School Adolescents in Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The importance of social capital for adolescent mental health has not been explored in low resource settings like Ethiopia. In this study, we examined the association between social capital and mental health problems among in-school adolescents in Harari Regional State, eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 3227 in-school adolescents of 13-19 years. A multistage sampling was used to select participants. Guided self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Mental health problem was measured using a self-administered version of the strength and difficulty questionnaire (SDQ), while social capital questionnaire for adolescent students (SCQ-AS) was used to collect data about the condition of social capital. The data were double

SUBMITTER: Hunduma G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8904434 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature