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Prevalence and correlates for ADHD and relation with social and academic functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its associated correlates and relations with …
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Violence and depression among men who have sex with men in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be at an increased risk of Violence, HIV transmission and …
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Antenatal depressive symptoms and perinatal complications: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Antenatal depressive symptoms affect around 12.3% of women in in low and middle income countries (LMICs) and data are …
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Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian …
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A process evaluation exploring the lay counsellor experience of delivering a task shared psycho-social intervention for perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Task sharing of psycho-social interventions for perinatal depression has been shown to be feasible, acceptable and effective in low …
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Prevalence and factors associated with depression among medical students in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Depression is an important contributor to the global burden disease that affects people of communities all over the world. …
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Adaptation of the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) to measure stressful life events in adults residing in an urban megapolis in Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Contextually relevant stressful life events are integral to the quantification of stress. None such measures have been adapted for …
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Polypharmacy among children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders in a mental referral hospital in Botswana
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of data on polypharmacy in child and adolescent mental health in Africa, especially Botswana where …
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An integrated intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress with refugees in low-resource settings: study protocol for the Nguvu cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health and human rights concern globally, including for refugee women in …
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Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Studies on alcohol consumption in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. This study aimed to determine the prevalence …
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The experiences of attempt survivor families and how they cope after a suicide attempt in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Ghana's socio-cultural landscape proscribes suicidal behaviour, and this has serious ramifications for attempt survivors and their families. The objective …
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Service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in a rural African setting: qualitative study
BACKGROUND: It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary …
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Prevalence, withdrawal symptoms and associated factors of khat chewing among students at Jimma University in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Recently, khat chewing has become a common practice among high school, college, and university students. Regular khat chewing is …
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Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among Ethiopian migrant returnees from the Middle East and South Africa
BACKGROUND: Ethiopian migrants to the Middle East and South Africa experience a range of problems at various stages of their …
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Depressive symptoms among survivors of Ebola virus disease in Conakry (Guinea): preliminary results of the PostEboGui cohort
BACKGROUND: The 2013-2016 West African Ebola outbreak infected 28,616 people and caused 11,310 deaths by 11 May 2016, across six …
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Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in southwest, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Depression is a serious mental illness that affects patients' treatment outcome and caregiver's day to day life. The prevalence …
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Mental health care and delivery system at Temeke hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Low and middle income countries face many challenges in meeting mental health needs in their regions. Treatment of patients …
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A systematic review of screening instruments for depression for use in antenatal services in low resource settings
BACKGROUND: In low resource settings, short, valid and reliable instruments with good high sensitivity and specificity are essential for the …
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Burden and presentation of depression among newly diagnosed individuals with TB in primary care settings in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Understanding co-morbidity of depression and tuberculosis (TB) has been limited by challenges in measurement of depression due to overlapping …
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A two-phase approach for the identification of refugees with priority need for mental health care in Lebanon: a validation study
BACKGROUND: Time and resource efficient mental disorder screening mechanisms are not available to identify the growing number of refugees and …