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Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data.

Hubert AmuAbdul-Aziz SeiduWonder AgbemaviBernard Owusu AfriyieBright Opoku AhinkorahEdward Kwabena AmeyawKwaku Kissah-Korsah
Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2020)
The prevalence of psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique is relatively high. The country may not be able to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 target of promoting mental health and wellbeing of all by the year 2030 if current rates of psychosocial distress persist among in-school adolescents. Mental health education and counselling as well as social support from friends should be intensified to reduce mental health problems and enable adolescents to effectively deal with the psychosocial challenges encountered in their transition from childhood to adulthood.
Keyphrases
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