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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2011 Apr;23(4):401–412. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2010.516333

Table 4.

Kwiheba symptoms

Indicator KI Agreement N=56 (%)
Has lost hope for life
Has no hope for life
Feels like I have no life and will die soon
Has no hope for tomorrow
Yataye icyizere cy'ubuzima
Yumva nta
Buzima afite azapfa vuba.
Nta cyizere cy'ejo hazaza afite
49 (88%)
Is unhappy
Is always sad
Ntiyishimye
Ahora ababaye
31 (55%)
Is lonely Arigunga 20 (36%)
Wants to die
Feels life is meaningless
Regrets being born
Asks himself/herself why he/she is alive
Acts as if life and death are the same
Yifuza gupfa
Yumva ubuzima ntacyo buvuze
Yicuza impamvu yavutse
Yibaza impamvu ariho
Akora nk'aho ubuzima n'urupfu ari bimwe
19 (34%)
Over thinks /Reflects about his life Yitekerezaho cyane 18 (32%)
Is quiet
Does not talk to others
Aracecetse
Ntavugisha abandi
18 (32%)
Does not like to be around others
Is unhappy among people
Does not like to be where people gather
Does not interact with others
Ntakunda kujya aho abandi bari
Ntiyishima iyo ari mu bandi
Ntakunda kujya aho abantu bahuriye
Ntashyikirana n'abandi
18 (32%)
Asks himself/herself how he/she will survive
Does not plan for the future
Worries about the future
Yibaza uko abaho
Ntateganyiriza ejo hazaza
Afite ubwoba bw'ejo hazaza
14 (25%)
Thinks of committing suicide Atekereza kwiyahura 12 (21%)
Cries Ararira 9 (16%)
Has constant self-pity Afite amaganya adashira 7 (13%)
Does not play with others Ntakina n'abandi 6 (11%)
Feels like no one loves him/her
Feel like no one cares about him/her
Yumva nta muntu umukunda
Yumva nta muntu umwitayeho
6 (11%)

Agreed upon by less than 50% of clinicians, but regarded as clinically relevant by local psychologist.