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ArticleSSM. Mental health2024

Cross-cultural equivalence of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) across four African countries in a multi-national study of adults.

Amantia A Ametaj, Christy A Denckla, Anne Stevenson, Rocky E Stroud, Jasmine Hall, Linnet Ongeri, Barkot Milkias, Jacob Hoffman, Molly Naisanga, Dickens Akena and 14 more

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Amantia A AmetajInstitute of Health Equity and Social Justice, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Christy A DencklaDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Anne StevensonDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Rocky E StroudDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Jasmine HallDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Linnet OngeriCentre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Barkot MilkiasDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jacob HoffmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Molly NaisangaDepartment of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Dickens AkenaDepartment of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Joseph KyebuzibwaDepartment of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Edith K KwobahDepartment of Mental Health, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
Lukoye AtwoliDepartment of Mental Health, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya.
Stella GichuruDepartment of Mental Health, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
Solomon TeferraDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Melkam AlemayehuDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Zukiswa ZingelaExecutive Dean's Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa.
Dan J SteinDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Adele PretoriusDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Charles R J C NewtonDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Rehema M MwemaNeuroscience Unit, Kenya Medical Research Institute - Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kilifi, Kenya.
Symon M KariukiNeuroscience Unit, Kenya Medical Research Institute - Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kilifi, Kenya.
Karestan C KoenenDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Bizu GelayeDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

1/4 Powering Genetic Discovery for Severe Mental Illness in Latin American and African AncestriesU01MH125047 · NIMH · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI MARTIN, ALICIA, NEALE, BENJAMIN MICHAEL · 2020 to 2024
$11.5M
Training Program in Psychiatric Genetics and Translational ResearchT32MH017119 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI KARESTAN C KOENEN, Jukka-Pekka Onnela · 1985 to 2026
$8.9M
2/4 Powering Genetic Discovery for Severe Mental Illness in Latin American and African AncestriesU01MH125045 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI KOENEN, KARESTAN C · 2020 to 2024
$3.1M
Psychosis Genetics Research in Africa: Building Capacity by Investing in PeopleR01MH120642 · NIMH · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI AKENA, DICKENS HOWARD, CHIBNIK, LORI BETH · 2019 to 2023
$3.1M
Pathogenic mechanisms in post-bereavement psychopathology: Contributions of gene-environment interplay, psychosocial factors, and cognitive ability in two population-based cohortsK23MH117278 · NIMH · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI DENCKLA, CHRISTY ANN · 2019 to 2023
$942k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH117278NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH120642NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH017119NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH125045NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH125047
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Abstract

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 (

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AfricaAlignment optimization methodAnxietyAssessmentCultural equivalenceDepression

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