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Prevalence, factors associated, and negative outcomes of “probable PTSD” among HIV infected children and adolescents: CHAKA study 2014–2017

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of “probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” factors associated with probable PTSD, and its relationship with clinical and behavioral problems among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS (CA-HIV). A random sample of 1,339 CA-HIV (aged 5–18 years, living with HIV) whose caregivers completed an extensive battery of measures. The caregivers evaluated psychiatric symptom severity using …

Authors

Mpango RS; Ssembajjwe W; Rukundo GZ; Amanyire P; Salisbury TT; Levin J; Gadow KD; Patel V; Kinyanda E

Journal

Advances in Global Health, Vol. 4, No. 1,

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication Date

September 29, 2025

DOI

10.1525/agh.2025.2479419

ISSN

2689-9558