Relationship between mothers’/caregivers’ reported learning difficulty and internalizing symptoms (anxiety and depression) of children aged 5–17 years in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorNorman, Q.A.
dc.contributor.authorDey, N.E.Y.
dc.contributor.authorAnsah, K.O.
dc.contributor.authorArthur-Holmes, F.
dc.contributor.authorDuah, H.O.
dc.contributor.authorAgbadi, P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T13:07:03Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T13:07:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Children with learning difficulties are vulnerable to internalizing symptoms, particularly anxiety and depression. However, only few studies have examined this relationship in low-and-middle-income countries using a nationally representative data. Aims: This study aimed to examine the relationship between learning difficulty and internalizing symptoms of children aged 5− 17 years in Ghana while controlling for covariates. Methods and procedures: We analyzed children’s data using mothers’/caregivers’ reports from the 2017/2018 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Six (MICS 6). Data of 8,958 children aged 5− 17 years were used for the analysis. Outcomes and results: About 20% of the children had some learning difficulties whereas 5% could not learn at all. Learning difficulty was associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression of children. Specifically, children who had some learning difficulties had higher odds of feeling anxious [APOR = 1.28, 95% CI:1.11, 1.49, p = 0.001] while those with some difficulties [APOR=1.24, 95% CI:1.07, 1.44, p = 0.004] and a lot of difficulties or could not learn at all [APOR=1.74, 95% CI:1.28, 2.37, p < 0.01] had higher odds of feeling depressed. Conclusion and implications: The findings call on stakeholders in education and health to prioritize the mental health of all school-going children, particularly those with learning difficulties in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104108
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41821
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch in Developmental Disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectLearning difficultyen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.titleRelationship between mothers’/caregivers’ reported learning difficulty and internalizing symptoms (anxiety and depression) of children aged 5–17 years in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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