A latent class analysis of the socio-demographic factors and associations with mental and behavioral disorders among Australian children and adolescents.
Nahida AfrozEnamul KabirRossita Mohamad YunusPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Among the five latent classes, children and adolescents from classes 1 and 4 have a higher risk of developing mental and behavioral disorders. The findings suggest that health promotion and prevention as well as combating poverty are needed to improve mental health in particular among children and adolescents living in non-intact families and in families with a low socio-economic status.