Behavioral problems among children living in orphanage facilities of Karachi, Pakistan: comparison of children in an SOS Village with those in conventional orphanages

Purpose This study compared the behavioral problems of children living in an SOS Village, which attempts to provide a family setup for its children, with those living in conventional orphanages. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 330 children, aged 4–16 years, living either in an SOS o...

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Published in:Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2011-08, Vol.46 (8), p.787-796
Main Authors: Lassi, Zohra S., Mahmud, Sadia, Syed, Ehsan U., Janjua, Naveed Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child clinical studies
Child psychopathology
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Children's furniture
Comparative analysis
Depression, Mental
Developing countries
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Female
Foster care
Foster Home Care - psychology
Girls
Health Surveys
Humans
LDCs
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mothers
Neuropsychological Tests
Nutritional Status - physiology
Original Paper
Orphanages
Pakistan
Parenting
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social behavior disorders
Surveys
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Summary:Purpose This study compared the behavioral problems of children living in an SOS Village, which attempts to provide a family setup for its children, with those living in conventional orphanages. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 330 children, aged 4–16 years, living either in an SOS or other conventional orphanages of Karachi, and assessed their behavioral problems using strengths and difficulty questionnaire (SDQ). Behavioral problems on composite SDQ and subscales, rated by foster mothers, were compared between children in the two groups using χ 2 test of independence. Multivariable models were built, using generalized estimating equations (GEE) regression approach, to identify factors independently associated with behavioral problems. Results The overall prevalence of behavioral problems was 33%. On univariate comparison, we found that groups did not differ in their overall behavioral problems, while they were significantly different on the peer problem scale ( P  = 0.026). The model for composite SDQ behavioral problems identified five factors: wasting,
ISSN:0933-7954
1433-9285
DOI:10.1007/s00127-010-0248-5