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Validation of a Swahili version of the World Health Organization 5-item well-being index among adults living with HIV and epilepsy in rural coastal Kenya

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Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization’s five item well-being index (WHO-5) when administered to adults living with HIV or epilepsy in a rural setting at the coast of Kenya.

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A case control study design was conducted among 230 adults aged 18–50 years, who comprised 147 cases (63 living with epilepsy and 84 living with HIV) and 83 healthy controls. The participants were administered to...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s41256-018-0081-z

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0000-0002-7848-7643
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Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
Global Health Research and Policy Journal website
Volume:
3
Pages:
26
Publication date:
2018-09-10
Acceptance date:
2018-08-21
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EISSN:
2397-0642
Pmid:
30214943
Language:
English
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pubs:921792
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uuid:c62a0723-9e0b-4ac9-bce9-e2de266009b0
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pubs:921792
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921792
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2018-10-02

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