TY - JOUR AU - Kilburn, Kelly AU - Prencipe, Leah AU - Hjelm, Lisa AU - Peterman, Amber AU - Handa, Sudhanshu AU - Palermo, Tia PY - 2018 DA - 2018/06/18 TI - Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 201 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Youth mental health has emerged as a pressing global issue. However, to advance research gaps in low-income settings, we need valid measures of common mental health disorders. Using primary data collected in five countries (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), this study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the commonly used 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D 10) scale among poor, disadvantaged youth populations in sub-Saharan African (SSA). SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1774-z DO - 10.1186/s12888-018-1774-z ID - Kilburn2018 ER -