Journal article
Mental Health Problems Among Indonesian Adolescents: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study Utilizing Validated Scales and Innovative Sampling Methods
MD Pham, NR Wulan, SM Sawyer, PA Agius, J Fisher, T Tran, BE Medise, Y Devaera, A Riyanti, A Ansariadi, K Cini, E Kennedy, B Wiweko, S Luchters, F Kaligis, T Wiguna, PS Azzopardi
Journal of Adolescent Health | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2024
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of mental health problems and identify potential risk and protective exposures for adolescents in Indonesia. Methods: An innovative sampling approach was applied to simultaneously recruit school- and community-based adolescents aged 16–18 years old from Jakarta (urban megacity) and South Sulawesi (remote province). We used multistage cluster sampling for in-school (N = 1,337) and respondent driven sampling for out-of-school (N = 824) adolescents. Mental health was measured using two validated scales: Kessler-10 and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised. Psychiatric interviews were conducted in a subsample (N = 196) of s..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by funding from the Health Cluster of the Australia-Indonesia Centre. Professor Susan M Sawyer is funded by the Geoff and Helen Handbury Chair in Adolescent Health from the University of Melbourne and holds a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant. Professor Peter S. Azzopardi holds a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant. Pro-fessor Jane Fisher is funded by a Professorial Fellowship from the Finkel Family Foundation. The funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report.