Browsing by Author "Nzangi, Alice K."

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    Effectiveness of Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) on Depression among Adolescents in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
    (African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022) Nzangi, Alice K.; Munene, Alice; Chang’orok, Susan
    Depression is a common mental illness and a major cause of disability among adolescents (Girma et al., 2021). Despite the fact that the guidance and counseling programs in secondary schools attend to mental health issues among adolescents, there seems to be inadequate attention to depression. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of IPT in treating depression among 84 students in selected public mixed-day and boarding public secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. 42 students were assigned to the experimental group and 42 to the control group. Multiple time-series designs were used. Those in the experimental group were exposed to IPT treatment for a period of 8 weeks while the participants in the control group received no structured treatment within the same period. The findings of this study showed that IPT was effective in treating depression among adolescents. Based on the findings, IPT was recommended in the management of depression and the improvement of mental health in adolescents in secondary school.
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    Effectiveness of Interpersonal Therapy on Depression among Adolescents in Selected Public Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
    (Daystar University School of Applied Human Sciences, 2022-10) Nzangi, Alice K.
    The main objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) on depression among adolescents in selected Public Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was informed by interpersonal theory and choice theory. Multiple time-series design was used. A sample size of 84 adolescents in forms1, 2 and 3, aged 14 to 19years was used, with 42 participants assigned to the experiment group and 42 the control group. The experimental group was exposed to 8 sessions of IPT treatment while the control group continued with treatment as usual during the study period. The demographic characteristics of the participants were collected using a socio demographic questionnaire. Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) were the main tools used. Analysis of variance was done for data collected at baseline, midline and end line. The data revealed a general prevalence of depression at (58.9%). Depression was significantly high among the females and the form three participants (p = 0.000). Severity of depression was significant among the females as compared to the males (p = 0.000). Being day scholars, and whom the participant lived with were found to be risk factors to depression. A positive correlation at 2 tailed was found to exist between depression and PTSD (r = .336**; p = 0.000). The findings of this study showed that IPT was effective in treating depression among adolescents. Based on the findings, IPT was recommended in management of depression and improvement of mental health in adolescents in secondary school.
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    Effectiveness of Interpersonal Therapy on Depression among Adolescents in Selected Public Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
    (Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences, 2022-10) Nzangi, Alice K.
    The main objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) on depression among adolescents in selected Public Mixed Day and Boarding Secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was informed by interpersonal theory and choice theory. Multiple time-series design was used. A sample size of 84 adolescents in forms1, 2 and 3, aged 14 to 19years was used, with 42 participants assigned to the experiment group and 42 the control group. The experimental group was exposed to 8 sessions of IPT treatment while the control group continued with treatment as usual during the study period. The demographic characteristics of the participants were collected using a socio demographic questionnaire. Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) were the main tools used. Analysis of variance was done for data collected at baseline, midline and end line. The data revealed a general prevalence of depression at (58.9%). Depression was significantly high among the females and the form three participants (p = 0.000). Severity of depression was significant among the females as compared to the males (p = 0.000). Being day scholars, and whom the participant lived with were found to be risk factors to depression. A positive correlation at 2 tailed was found to exist between depression and PTSD (r = .336**; p = 0.000). The findings of this study showed that IPT was effective in treating depression among adolescents. Based on the findings, IPT was recommended in management of depression and improvement of mental health in adolescents in secondary school.
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    Prevalence of Depression among Adolescents in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
    (African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022) Nzangi, Alice K.; Munene, Alice; Chang’orok, Susan; Mucherah, Winnie
    The purpose of the study was to establish the prevalence of depression among 460 (14-21 years) drawn from selected co-ed day and boarding secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. Beck’s Depression Inventory 2nd edition (BDI-II) was used to assess the prevalence of depression. Data analysis using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21 revealed a depression prevalence of 58.9%. Participants aged 16-17 had higher prevalence at 32.2% compared to other age categories such as aged 18-19 at 18.3%, aged 14-15 at 4.4% and aged 20-21 at 3.9% respectively. Depression was significantly (p=.000) higher in females at (33.8%) compared to males at (25.1%). The proportion of depression was significantly high (p=.000) among the form three participants (23.3%) compared to those in form two (18.7%) and form one (16.8%). The frequency was more among day scholars (35.9%) compared to boarders (22.9%). Likewise, depression prevalence was higher in adolescents who lived with both parents (38.1%) compared to those who lived with single parents (13.3%), grandparents (5.2%) and others (siblings and neighbors) at (2.2%), however there was no significant difference (p = 0.645). Overall, the study showed that depression is a common and serious mental health problem among high school adolescents in Kenya. This calls for more attention through diagnosis and treatment to improve adolescents’ well-being.