A comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders in Almajiris and public primary school pupils in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

• Hoofdauteurs: Aishatu Abubakar-Abdullateef (Auteur), Babatunde Adedokun (Auteur), Olayinka Omigbodun (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background 'Almajiris' are children and adolescents sent far away from their homes to study in Islamic schools under the care of Muslim scholars. Over the years, there has been a decline in the capacity of the scholars to cater to these pupils. Consequently, Almajiris spend signif...