The feasibility of using life skills training in primary schools to improve mental health and academic performance: a pilot study in Kenya

There is no Kenyan evidence on the relationship between mental illness and academic performance. We aimed to determine the effect of life skills training on mental health and academic performance. We administered to 1848 primary school children a researcher designed socio-demographic questionnaire,...

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Published in:BMC psychiatry 2022-02, Vol.22 (1), p.131-131, Article 131
Main Authors: Ndetei, David M, Mutiso, Victoria N, Musyimi, Christine W, Alietsi, Rita K, Shanley, Jenelle R, Bhui, Kamaldeep S
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Academic performance, Kenya
Adolescent
Aggressiveness
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Child
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Elementary schools
Feasibility Studies
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Intervention
Kenya
Life skills
Life skills training
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Mental disorders
Mental Health
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Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
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Academic performance, Kenya
Adolescent
Aggressiveness
Care and treatment
Child
Children & youth
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Curriculum development
Educational aspects
Elementary schools
Feasibility Studies
Health aspects
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Management
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Parents & parenting
Pilot Projects
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Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
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Skill development
Sociodemographics
Statistical analysis
Students
Study and teaching
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