
Adolescents' use of health services in Alexandria, Egypt: association with mental health problems / Afifi, M.
Tác giả : Afifi, M.
Năm xuất bản : 2004
Chủ đề : 1. Adolescent Behavior. 2. Cross-Sectional Studies. 3. Health Services Needs and Demand. 4. Health Services Research. 5. Logistic Models. 6. Mental Health Services. 7. Primary Health Care.
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Tóm tắt : | 64-71 The study assessed patterns of health service use by adolescents and the association with mental health problems in Alexandria, Egypt. A systematic stratified r and om sample of 1577 school students aged 14-19 years completed a self-report questionnaire about demographic and health status, use of health services in the previous year, and the Children's Depression Inventory and the Adolescent Self-Report Aggression Scale. Overall, 97.1% of students reported using school health clinics once or more in the year before the study, 93.7% primary health centres, 16.8% mental health services and 13.6% other health services. A history of organic illness in the previous year [OR = 1.80], having depressive symptoms [OR = 2.93] and having aggressive symptoms [OR = 5.53] were significantly associated with frequent use of health services [= 4 visits/year] |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/119381 |