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. 2009 Sep 5;374(9692):807–816. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61080-1

Table 1.

Mental health status of Afghan 11–16-year-old students and caregivers

Male (n=503) Female (n=508) Total (n=1011)
Child's probable psychiatric disorder
SDQ multi-informant ratings, any disorder 70 (13·9% [10·9 to 17·0]) 154 (30·3% [26·3 to 34·3]) 224 (22·2% [19·6 to 24·7])
Emotional 51 (10·1% [7·5 to 12·8]) 131 (25·8% [22·0 to 29·6]) 182 (18·0% [15·6 to 20·4])
Conduct 20 (4·0% [2·3 to 5·7]) 29 (5·7% [3·7 to 7·7]) 49 (4·8% [3·5 to 6·2])
Hyperkinetic 1 (0·2% [−0·2 to 0·6]) 2 (0·4% [−0·2 to 0·9]) 3 (0·3% [−0·1 to 0·6])
Child's symptoms of depression
DSRS score 7·82 (3·67) 8·83 (4·33) 8·33 (4·05)
Child's symptoms of post-traumatic stress
CRIES scores in high range (≥17) 106 (21·1% [17·5 to 24·6]) 136 (26·8% [22·9 to 30·6]) 242 (23·9% [21·3 to 26·6])
Caregiver's mental health
SRQ-20 international instrument 5·50 (3·74) 9·43 (4·53) 7·47 (4·59)
ASCL culturally-specific instrument 38·02 (10·98) 52·43 (15·82) 45·26 (15·41)

Data are mean (SD) or number (% [95% CI]).