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Improving mental health among ultra-poor children: Two-year outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial in Burkina Faso

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  • Ismayilova, Leyla
  • Karimli, Leyla
  • Sanson, Jo
  • Gaveras, Eleni
  • Nanema, Rachel
  • Tô-Camier, Alexice
  • Chaffin, Josh

Abstract

There is limited evidence about interventions improving child mental health in francophone West Africa. Behavioral mental health interventions alone may have limited effects on children's emotional well-being in families living in abject poverty, especially in low-income countries.

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  • Ismayilova, Leyla & Karimli, Leyla & Sanson, Jo & Gaveras, Eleni & Nanema, Rachel & Tô-Camier, Alexice & Chaffin, Josh, 2018. "Improving mental health among ultra-poor children: Two-year outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial in Burkina Faso," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 208(C), pages 180-189.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:208:y:2018:i:c:p:180-189
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.022
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