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Validation of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist – 5 (PCL-5) in a primary care population with high HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe

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Title
Validation of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist – 5 (PCL-5) in a primary care population with high HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe
Published in
BMC Psychiatry, April 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12888-018-1688-9
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Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda, Lorna Gibson, Jonathan Brakarsh, Soraya Seedat

Abstract

There is a dearth of validated tools measuring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. We validated the Shona version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in a primary health care clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. Adults aged 18 and above attending the clinic were enrolled over a two-week period in June 2016. After obtaining written consent, trained research assistants administered the tool to eligible participants. Study participants were then interviewed independently using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) as the gold standard by one of five doctors with training in mental health. A total of 204 participants were assessed. Of these, 91 (44.6%) were HIV positive, 100 (49%) were HIV negative, while 13 (6.4%) did not know their HIV status. PTSD was diagnosed in 40 (19.6%) participants using the gold standard procedure. Using the PCL-5 cut-off of ≥33, sensitivity and specificity were 74.5% (95%CI: 60.4-85.7); 70.6% (95%CI: 62.7-77.7), respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.78 (95%CI: 0.72-0.83). The Shona version of the PCL-5 demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92). The PCL-5 performed well in this population with a high prevalence of HIV. There is need to explore ways of integrating screening tools for PTSD in interventions delivered by lay health workers in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 28 17%
Researcher 13 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 13 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 7%
Other 9 5%
Other 32 19%
Unknown 61 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 28 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 24 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 10%
Business, Management and Accounting 5 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 3%
Other 18 11%
Unknown 70 42%
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