Post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children aged 8–18 affected by the 2011 northern-Namibia floods

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

 
 
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Title Post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children aged 8–18 affected by the 2011 northern-Namibia floods
 
Creator Taukeni, Simon Chitiyo, George Chitiyo, Morgan Asino, Ina Shipena, Genesia
 
Subject — Namibia flooding 2011; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Child Trauma Screening; school children
Description Extreme flooding in the northern parts of Namibia occurred in 2011, impacting many schoolgoing children in the region. The rationale for the current research is to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on school children as a result of the floods. A self-administered Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire (CTSQ) with closed-ended questions was administered to 480 children between the ages of eight and 18 years at their respective schools. The CTSQ consists of five items assessing re-experiencing and five items assessing hyper-arousal symptoms. The results show that 55.2% of learners aged 12 and below and 72.8% of learners aged 13 and above reported experiencing symptoms of trauma from the floods 2 years after the event. These percentages were quite high and are therefore a cause for concern. Given the magnitude of this problem, it is important for the government and other stakeholders to provide the necessary psychological and/or emotional support in the event of future floods or similar disasters.
 
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Date 2016-01-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
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Identifier 10.4102/jamba.v8i2.169
 
Source Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; Vol 8, No 2 (2016); 6 pages 2072-845X 1996-1421
 
Language eng
 
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