Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Kinyanda, Eugene"
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An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
Kizza, Dorothy; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kinyanda, Eugene; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited ... -
Cultural responses towards the aftermath of suicide among the Acholi in Northern Uganda
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Hjelmeland, Heidi; Kinyanda, Eugene; Vancampfort, Davy; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Suicide is a public health problem in Uganda among indigenous societies, and different societies manage its aftermath differently. Aim: To explore how the Acholi in Northern Uganda manage the aftermath of ... -
Deliberate self-harm in urban Uganda – a case-control study
Kinyanda, Eugene (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:229, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is both a personal problem and a public health problem not only in the West but also in sub-Saharan Africa including Uganda. Generally however, there is an absence of suicide ... -
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrating the management of depression into routine HIV Care in Uganda (the HIV + D trial): A protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Kinyanda, Eugene; Kyohangirwe, Leticia; Mpango, Richard S.; Tusiime, Christine; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Katumba, Kenneth; Tenywa, Patrick; Mugisha, James; Taasi, Geoffrey; Sentongo, Hafsa; Akena, Dickens; Laurence, Yoko; Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Weiss, Helen Anne; Neuman, Melissa; Greco, Giulia; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Levin, Jonathan; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Araya, Ricardo; Ssembajjwe, Wilber; Patel, Vikram (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background An estimated 8–30 % of people living with HIV (PLWH) have depressive disorders (DD) in sub-Saharan Africa. Of these, the majority are untreated in most of HIV care services. There is evidence from low- and ... -
Exploring links between socio-ecological systems and psychological distress: a case study in rural Uganda
Pienkowski, Thomas; Keane, Aidan; Kinyanda, Eugene; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Asiimwe, Caroline; Muhanguzi, Geoffrey; Milner-Gulland, E.J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Poor mental health is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease but there is poor understanding of how it is influenced by people's interactions with ecological systems. In a theory-generating case study we ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: "psychological immunodeficiency"? A qualitative study
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Osafo, Joseph; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Osafo, Joseph; Nalukenge, Winfred; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on physical activity within the Ugandan mental health care system
Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kwiringira, Japteph; Kinyanda, Eugene; Byansi, William; van Winkel, Ruud; Myin-Germeys, Inez; Stubbs, Brendon; Vancampfort, Davy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Mental health care systems in Africa are faced with a high burden of mental disorders. There is need to explore evidence-based, scalable interventions to compliment the “traditional” health care system. Physical ... -
Major depressive disorder seven years after the conflict in northern Uganda: burden, risk factors and impact on outcomes (The Wayo-Nero Study)
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Malamba, Samuel; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major public health burden in conflict areas. However, it is not known for how long and by how much the observed high rates of MDD seen in conflict settings persist into the ... -
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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Osafo, Joseph; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Akotia, Charity; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
The experience of mental health service users in health systems strengthening: lessons from Uganda
Mugisha, James; Hanlon, Charlotte; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Vancampfort, Davy; Kinyanda, Eugene; Kigozi, Fred (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are a public health burden in Uganda. Mental health service user involvement could be an important strategy for advocacy and improving service delivery, particularly ... -
The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
Osafo, Joseph; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Home-based care for HIV patients is popular in contexts severely affected by the epidemic and exacts a heavy toll on caregivers. This study aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers and their survival ... -
Victimisation in the life of persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a pluralistic qualitative study
Rutakumwa, Rwamahe; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Tusiime, Christine; Mpango, Richard Stephen; Birungi, Carol; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Victimisation in the life of persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a pluralistic qualitative study