Browsing by Author "Kinyanda, Eugene"
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Comparative studies on orphans and non-orphans in Uganda
Munaaba, Flavia Nabugere; Owor, Joseph; Baguma, Peter; Musisi, Seggane; Mugisha, Frank; Muhangi, Denis; Matovu, Vero I. D.; Owor, Joseph Rach; Ezati, Enoch; Okumu, Joseph; Tindyebwa, Denis; Ekwaru, Paul; Kyomugisha, Eunice; Kimeze, Sarah Nambuubi; Kinyanda, Eugene; Nakigudde, Janet; Mugisha, James; Muhindo, Isaiah; Kakooza, Angelina; Muhwezi, Wilson; Mugumya, Firminus (Center for International Health and Development, 2004-10)There are now in Uganda more than two million orphans, i.e. children under 18 years old who have lost one or both of their parents. Roughly one in every five children is an orphan and one in every four households in the ... -
A comparison of the behavioral and emotional disorders of primary school-going orphans and non-orphans in Uganda
Musisi, Segane; Kinyanda, Eugene; Nakasujja, Noeline; Nakigudde, Janet (African Health Sciences, 2007)Background: This study investigated the emotional and behavioral problems of orphans in Rakai District, Uganda, and to suggest interventions. Studies, elsewhere, have shown orphans to have high levels of psychological ... -
Poverty, life events and the risk for depression in Uganda
Kinyanda, Eugene; Woodburn, Patrick; Tugumisirize, Joshua; Kagugube, Johnson; Ndyanabangi, Sheila; Patel, Vikram (Springer-Verlag, 2009-11-16)Background: Understanding the determinants of major depression in sub-Saharan Africa is important for planning effective intervention strategies. Objective: To investigate the social and life-event determinants of major ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder seven years after the conflict in three districts in Northern Uganda (The Wayo-Nero Study)
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Wandiembe, Peter; Kinyanda, Eugene (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Research on the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is still limited in low income countries yet PTSD can be a public health problem in post conflict areas. In order to respond to the burden of ... -
Vulnerability to high risk sexual behaviour (HRSB) following exposure to war trauma as seen in post-conflict communities in eastern uganda: a qualitative study
Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Kinyanda, Eugene; Mungherera, Margaret; Onyango, Patrick; Ngabirano, Emmanuel; Muron, Julius; Kagugube, Johnson; Kajungu, Rehema (Biomed Central, 2011)Background: Much of the literature on the relationship between conflict-related trauma and high risk sexual behaviour (HRSB) often focuses on refugees and not mass in-country displaced people due to armed conflicts. There ...