Long-Term Mental Health and Quality of Life Outcomes of Neonatal Insults in Kilifi, Kenya

Dorcas N. Magai; Hans M. Koot; Charles R. Newton; Amina Abubakar

doi:10.1007/s10578-020-01079-1

Long-Term Mental Health and Quality of Life Outcomes of Neonatal Insults in Kilifi, Kenya

Dorcas N. Magai^*
, Hans M. Koot
, Charles R. Newton
, Amina Abubakar

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We examined the mental health and quality of life (QoL) outcomes and their correlates of school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice (NNJ), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and a comparison group. The Child Behavior Checklist and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory were administered to assess the mental health and QoL of 375 children (134 with NNJ, 107 with HIE, and 134 comparison group) aged 6 to 12 years [Median age 9 (interquartile range 7 to 11)]. The results showed that survivors of NNJ and HIE have mental health problems and QoL similar to the comparison group. Maternal mental health was the predominant covariate of mental health and QoL in survivors of NNJ and HIE. This result could indicate that mothers with mental health problems are more likely to have children with mental health issues, but also that caring for children with these adversities may affect mental health well-being of the caregivers. There is a need for early mental health screening and psychosocial intervention for caregivers and their children to enhance both their mental health and QoL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-222
Number of pages	11
Journal	Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Volume	53
Issue number	2
Early online date	16 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01079-1
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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Funding Information:
This work was supported through the DELTAS Africa Initiative [DEL-15-003]. The DELTAS Africa Initiative is an independent funding scheme of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)'s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) and supported by the New Partnership for Africa's Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) with funding from the Wellcome Trust [107769/Z/10/Z] and the UK government. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of AAS, NEPAD Agency, Wellcome Trust, or the UK government. No funding bodies had any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Funding Information:
We acknowledge permission from?the?Director of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to publish this work.

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© 2021, The Author(s).

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This work was supported through the DELTAS Africa Initiative [DEL-15-003]. The DELTAS Africa Initiative is an independent funding scheme of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)'s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) and supported by the New Partnership for Africa's Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) with funding from the Wellcome Trust [107769/Z/10/Z] and the UK government. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of AAS, NEPAD Agency, Wellcome Trust, or the UK government. No funding bodies had any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. We acknowledge permission from?the?Director of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to publish this work.

Funders	Funder number
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Wellcome Trust	107769/Z/10/Z
Wellcome Trust
Government of the United Kingdom
New Partnership for Africa's Development
African Academy of Sciences

Keywords

Behaviour
Emotions
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Neonatal jaundice

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