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A Kenyan adolescent boy suffers more from inattention and hyperactivity disorder compared to girls, a health survey has revealed.
On the contrary, adolescent girls suffer more from anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. A majority of adolescent children suffering mental health issues also preferred seeking help from "religious/faith leaders (34.2 per cent) and school staff (31.9 per cent), while only 10 per cent had accessed services from doctors and nurses," noted the study carried out last year.
Among those involved in conducting the Kenya National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (K-NAMHS) is the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), the University of Queensland (Australia) and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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