Mental health of the students
Conditions
Interventions
Study setting: Grade 10 classes from 1AB, 1c and type 2 schools in the Ampara RDHS area.
This is a quasi-experimental study.
Out of 4 educational zones in the Ampara RDHS area, schools of one zone
Sponsors
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females who are students of grade 10 2. Been a student in the school for the past 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students of grade 10 who have been enrolled for less than 6 months in that school
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of children having aggressive behavior in the classroom (Self – reported questionnaire on aggressive behavior will be used to assess this).This questionnaire will adopted from a previous thesis on violence among school children in Sri Lanka with the permission of the author. Reference (Wijeratne et al., 2014) Hindawi Publishing Corporation BioMed Research International Volume 2014, Article ID 563143, 11 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/563143 [At base line, at the end of the intervention and three months after the implementation of the intervention] Percentage of children who enjoy a good relationship with their classmates (this self-reported Questionnaire will be developed by the principal investigator). [ At base line, at the end of the intervention and three months after the implementation of the intervention] Students knowledge on mental health (a self-reported questionnaire will be used to assess the knowledge on mental health. This questionnaire will be developed by the principal investigator based on the leaflets and power point presentation used in the intervention). [ At base line, at the end of the intervention and three months after the implementation of the intervention] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in school attendance of students 2. Academic improvement in three selected subjects. 3. Emotional and Behavioural problems of the students which will be assessed using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) student’s version (self-reported). This is a standard questionnaire used to screen the mental health of children and can be found in http://www.sdqinfo.com/py/sdqinfo/b0.py.It is commonly used in Sri Lanka. [At base line, at the end of the intervention and three months after the implementation of the intervention.] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactN H S Nadeeka
Medical officer
Outcome results
None listed