Browsing by Author "Muriungi, Susan"
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Item Classes of Psychotic Experiences in Kenyan Children and Adolescents(Child Psychiatry Hum Dev., 2013) Mamah, Daniel; Owoso, Akinkunle; Mbwayo, Anne W.; Mutiso, Victoria N; Muriungi, Susan; Khasakhala, Lincoln; Barch, Deanna M; Ndetei, DavidPsychotic-like experiences (PLEs) have been observed worldwide in both adults and children outside the context of a clinical disorder. In the current study, we investigate the prevalence and patterns of PLEs among children and adolescents in Kenya. Among 1,971 students from primary and secondary schools around Nairobi (aged 8–19), 22.1 % reported a lifetime history of a psychotic experience, and 16.3 % reported this unrelated to sleep or drugs. Psychotic experiences were more common in males compared to females. LCA resulted in a three-class model comprised of a normative class (83.3 %), a predominately hallucinatory class (Type 1 psychosis: 9.6 %), and a pan-psychotic class (Type 2 psychosis: 7.2 %). These results indicate that PLEs are prevalent in children and adolescents, and the distributions of symptom clusters are similar to that found in adulthood. The relationship of specific PLEs to the future development of psychotic disorder, functional impairment or distress will require further study.Item Co-morbidity of Anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse among students at the Kenya Medical Training Colleges in Kenya(2014-12) Muriungi, Susan; Kihara, Michael; Ndetei, David; Matheka, Cyrus; Kipturgo, MathewObjectives: to determine the co-morbidity between anxiety and risk ofstudents at the Kenya Medical Training CollegeMethodology:A Social Demographic, BAI and the WHO ASSIST questionnaires were administered to 3107 consenting KMTC students, of whom 1181 (group A) were in Nairobi campus and the remaining1926 (group B) were in peripheral campuses across the country.Results:Prevalence of anxiety in groups A and B were 24.4% and 23.6% for moderate anxiety and 32.1% and 31.5% for severe anxiety. The risk of abuse of all the substances had similar lin alcohol which had a significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.016). There was significant association between co morbidity of anxiety and risk of abuse of; alcohol (p=0.040, P=0.036 in group A and B respectively) and tobacco and cannabis (p=0.022 and p=0.024 in group B respectively). Conclusion:Anxiety and risk of alcohol and drug abuse was prevalent and significantly coamong the KMTC students. These findings were similar to those from other regions of the world among college students. This calls for appropriate interventions to promote prevention, control and clinical practices.Item Prevalence of Conduct Disorder among Adolescents in Secondary Schools: A Case of Kamukunji and Olympic Mixed Sub-County Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017) Gitonga, Monica; Muriungi, Susan; Ongaro, Kennedy; Omondi, M.Conduct disorder (CD) is a behavioral emotional mental disorder associated with a host of negative and social outcomes among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of CD and establish the relationship between CD and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The study adopted a cross-sectional study design. Cluster and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 611 participants out of the 840 study population in the two sites. Data was collected by administering a socio-demographic questionnaire (SDQ) and a standardized conduct disorder scale (CDS). Measures of central tendencies, bivariate and multivariate analysis were computed using SPSS version 21. The key findings of the study were that overall CD prevalence was 31.4%, with males having a higher prevalence than females p=0.009, CD increased with respondents’ age (p=0.008), religion significantly impacted on CD prevalence either as a precipitating or as a protective factor (p=0.041). CD being a behavioral emotional disorder and the prevalence being this significantly high call for appropriate psychological interventions. Based on the findings, the study recommends capacity building of principals and teachers so as to be able to identify CD tendencies among students. Further, the study suggests effective treatment for CD in order to help curb the emergence of CD among the students while reducing the burden of disease on parents of affected adolescents, the school and the community.Item Socio-demographics characteristics and patterns of burnout syndrome among college academic staff in Kenya(University of Nairobi, 2015) Muriungi, Susan; Ndetei, Musyimi D.; Mwenda, Lilian K.; Matheka, Wambua C.; Kanyotu, MaryLong periods of work may lead to chronic fatigue which is a precursor of burnout syndrome. To determine the prevalence of burnout Syndrome and the factors associated with its precipitation among the academic staff at Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi, and Campus. A cross-section sample survey that recruited a total population of 139 academic staff in all the academic departments at KMTC, Nairobi Campus. Self-administered instruments were used which included a Social Demographic (SDQ) questionnaire developed by the researcher on general personal particulars and work related information and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The researcher observed all ethical considerations and the data was analyzed using SPSS utilizing descriptive and inferential statistics. Results were presented in tables and narratives. Sixty 65.1% had high and 34.9% had average levels of burnout syndrome (p=0.007). Eighty five percent (85%) of whom had emotional exhaustion (p=0.01). All the respondents had high levels of depersonalization, and 67.6% had low levels of personal accomplishment (p=0.036). The highest risk factor for the developing burnout syndrome was being an academic lecturer, being over 41 years and having worked at KMTC for over 6 years (p>0.001), not taking annual leave (p=0.001) and being married with 1-5 children (p=0.036), being married with the highest professional qualification of a diploma or higher Diploma (p=0.009), working more hours beyond normal (p=0.023), absence of social support (p=0.049) and undertaking studies as the respondents was on fulltime employment (0.029). Burnout was prevalent among teaching staff at KMTC. This calls for measures to prevent chronic physical conditions associated with burnout.