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Table 3 Frequency of behavioural problems after cerebral malaria

From: Reliability of the Luganda version of the Child Behaviour Checklist in measuring behavioural problems after cerebral malaria

Domain

Total sample1

N = 64

Between

Sexes

Between

age groups

   

Male

Female

6-11

12-18

CBCL syndrome scales

N

%

N

N

N

N

1. Anxious/Depressed

3

4.7

2

1

2

1

2. Withdrawn/Depressed

10

15.6

8

2

7

3

3. Somatic Complaints

3

4.7

3

0

1

2

4. Social Problems

4

6.3

2

2

3

1

5. Thought Problems

8

12.5

4

4

8

0

6. Attention Problems

0

0

0

0

0

0

7. Rule-Breaking Behaviour

1

1.6

0

1

1

0

8. Aggressive Behaviour

6

9.4

2

4

5

1

9. Internalising Problems

20

31.3

14

6

15

5

10. Externalising Problems

15

23.4

6

9

13

2

11. Total Problems

9

14.1

3

6

8

1

CBCL DSM scales

      

1. Affective Problems

5

7.8

4

1

4

1

2. Anxiety Problems

3

4.7

3

0

3

0

3. Somatic Problems

5

7.8

4

1

3

2

4. ADH Problems

3

4.7

2

1

3

0

5. Oppositional Behaviour

6

9.4

2

4

5

1

6. Conduct Problems

4

6.3

0*

4*

3

1

  1. * < 0.05; Fisher's exact test used for all between group comparisons. 1Number and frequency of children with behavioural problems.