Adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders among young people in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study using WHO ACE-IQ

Adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders among young people in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study using WHO ACE-IQ

Objective This study aimed to explore adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their association with common mental disorders (CMD) among college students in Ethiopia.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences.Participants A total of 345 participants comp...

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Main Authors:	Clare Pain, Awoke Mihretu, Yishak Gezahegn, Benyam Worku
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2025-08-01
Series:	BMJ Open
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e091138.full
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