@article{305f4a1e82284508bf50625668c49478,
title = "Measuring Symptoms of Psychopathology in Zambian Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Scale Validation and Psychometric Evaluation",
abstract = "There is a paucity of validated mental health measures for assessing psychological well-being among HIV-affected youth. We sought to explore the psychometric properties and validity of the Achenbach Youth Self-Report and Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) living in Lusaka, Zambia. These scales were administered to 210 OVC aged 13 to 17 years via audio computer-assisted self-interview. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess scale structure, Cronbach{\textquoteright}s alpha for internal consistency, and correlations between scales related to mental or psychosocial health for construct validity. A known-groups validation was conducted using local identifications of youth with and without significant psychosocial problems, and test–retest reliability was assessed. Scales exhibited good internal reliability (α >.80), adequate criterion validity (area under the curve >.70), and moderate test–retest reliability (.62-.68). Findings support the utility of these symptom scales for identifying OVC experiencing significant psychosocial problems in Zambia.",
keywords = "HIV/AIDS, Zambia, adolescent mental health, orphans and vulnerable children, psychometrics, sub-Saharan Africa",
author = "Murray, {Sarah Mc Ivor} and Paul Bolton and Kane, {Jeremy C} and Lakin, {Daniel P.} and {Skavenski Van Wyk}, Stephanie and Ravi Paul and Murray, {Laura K.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the Biostatistics Center for Clinical and Translational Research for advice on the statistical analysis, as well as Dr. Qian Li Xue in particular. The center is funded in part through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research (1UL1TR001079). We also sincerely thank Serenity Harm Reduction Programme Zambia (SHARPZ) and the Archdiocese of Lusaka staff for their hard work and dedication in data collection and management. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this publication was supported by NICHD of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01HD070720 (MPI L. Murray and P. Bolton). Sarah McIvor Murray and Daniel P. Lakin were supported by NIMH under award number T32MH10321 and Jeremy C. Kane by NIDA under award number T32DA007292. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2018.",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/1073191118780455",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "27",
pages = "1335--1348",
journal = "Assessment",
issn = "1073-1911",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "6",
}