Post-traumatic stress disorder amongst children aged 8–18 affected by the 2011 northern-Namibia floods
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
Field | Value | |
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 | |
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. | |
Publisher | AOSIS | |
Date | 2016-01-13 | |
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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