Amantia A Ametaj, Christy A Denckla, Anne Stevenson, Rocky E Stroud, Jasmine Hall, Linnet Ongeri, Barkot Milkias, Jacob Hoffman, Molly Naisanga, Dickens Akena, Joseph Kyebuzibwa, Edith K Kwobah, Lukoye Atwoli, Stella Gichuru, Solomon Teferra, Melkam Alemayehu, Zukiswa Zingela, Dan J Stein, Adele Pretorius, Charles R J C Newton, Rehema M Mwema, Symon M Kariuki, Karestan C Koenen, Bizu Gelaye
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) has been widely used to screen psychological distress across many countries. However, its performance has not been extensively studied in Africa. The present study sought to evaluate and compare measurement properties of the K10 across four African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. Our hypothesis is that the measure will show equivalence across all. Data are drawn from a neuropsychiatric genetic study among adult participants ( N = 9179) from general medical settings in Ethiopia ( n = 1928), Kenya ( n = 2556), Uganda ( n = 2104), and South Africa ( n = 2591)...
June 2024: SSM Ment Health