Table 2.
Prevalence of psychotic experiences of surveyed Kenyan primary and secondary school students
| Psychotic experience | |
|---|---|
| Any psychotic experiencea | |
| Total | 265 (22.1) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 195 (16.3) |
| Male | 106 (18.8) |
| Female | 86 (14.2) |
| Visual hallucinations | |
| Total | 287 (15.3) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 183 (9.7) |
| Male | 103 (11.5) |
| Female | 73 (7.9) |
| Auditory hallucinations | |
| Total | 212 (12.2) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 152 (8.8) |
| Male | 83 (10.1) |
| Female | 63 (7.3) |
| Thought broadcasting/insertion | |
| Total | 161 (10.4) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 141 (9.1) |
| Male | 84 (11.4) |
| Female | 56 (7.3) |
| Mind control | |
| Total | 192 (12.9) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 138 (9.2) |
| Male | 82 (11.4) |
| Female | 54 (7.3) |
| Referential thinking | |
| Total | 194 (13.2) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 136 (9.3) |
| Male | 78 (11.2) |
| Female | 54 (7.4) |
| Persecutory ideation | |
| Total | 146 (10.1) |
| Not sleep/drug related | 103 (7.3) |
| Male | 62 (9.1) |
| Female | 39 (5.4) |
Prevalence estimates derived using total numbers of students completing specific item on the questionnaire
a
Refers to prevalence of having any of the six psychotic experiences asked. Prevalence estimates were based on students completing all six psychotic experience items (N = 1,199)