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Teacher Nomination of School-aged Children for Mental Health Services in a Low and Middle Income Country by Christina M. Cruz; Molly M. Lamb; Karen Hampanda; Priscilla Giri; Matthew Campbell; Bijita Chowdhury; Aileen A. Giardina; Bradley N. Gaynes; Michael Matergia is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Teacher Nomination of School-aged Children for Mental Health Services in a Low and Middle Income Country about?
: Knowledgeable in child development, primary school teachers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the potential to identify their students needing mental health care. : We evaluated whether teachers in Darjeeling, India can accurately nominate school-aged children for mental health services after training and aided by a novel tool. : In 2018, 19 primary school teachers from five low-cost private (LCP) schools in rural Darjeeling were trained to nominate children needing care. Teachers evaluated all of their students aided by a novel tool, 'Behavior Type and Severity Tool' (BTST), completed the Achenbach Teacher Report Form (TRF) as a mental health status reference standard, and nominated two students for care. Sensitivity and specificity of being nominated compared to TRF overall and subdomain scores were calculated. BTST performance was determined by comparing BTST and TRF scores and creating Receiver Operating Characteristic curves to determine optimal cutoffs. Multivariable regression models were used to identify demographic predictors of teacher accuracy using the BTST. : For students demonstrating a clinical or borderline score in at least one TRF subdomain, the s
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- Author
- Christina M. Cruz; Molly M. Lamb; Karen Hampanda; Priscilla Giri; Matthew Campbell; Bijita Chowdhury; Aileen A. Giardina; Bradley N. Gaynes; Michael Matergia
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)