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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PHYSICAL REPORT (IJMEPR )

E-ISSN 2579-0498
P-ISSN 2695-2181
VOL. 8 NO. 6 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijmepr.v8.no6.2024.pg174.187

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Its Positive Indicators Among Primary School Children in Port-Harcourt

Ada-Fubara, Igbilama, Prof. Balafama Alex-Hart and Dr. Joel Aluko

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Abstract

The study was aimed at determining Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTTSD) and Its Positive Indicators among Primary School Children in Port-Harcourt. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 259 primary school children from a population of 1800 primary school children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist- civilian Version (PCL-C version) was adopted and used to collect data. Statistical Package for Social Science version 22.0 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics of measure of central tendency statistics mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while chi-square statistics was used to test the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that 60% of the respondents were male while 60% were females, 25% of the respondents were between the age of 5 - 6 years, 45% were between the age of 7 – 9years, 20% were between the age of 10 – 12 years while 10% were between the age of 12 years and above. The study further revealed that PTSD prevalence rate of 65% among Primary School Children in Port Harcourt, that the risk factors contributing to the development of PTSD among Primary School Children in Port-Harcourt were serious accident, fire or explosion, non-Sexual assault by someone they know (physically attacked/injured) at (x ? = 3.05), Sexual assault by a stranger amongst others, that the positive indicators of PTSD were enhanced social support, Posttraumatic Growth, improved coping strategies amongst others at (x ? = 2.99), and that active and social coping strategy were interventions and support systems for primary school children experiencing PTSD at (x ? = 3.60 and 3.06). The study conclude that the positive indicators of PTSD were enhanced social support, Posttraumatic Growth, improved coping strategies amongst others. The study therefore, recommend that school-based programs

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