Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda

Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda

Abstract Purpose This study evaluated adolescents' mental health their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health conditions, and their access to critical mental health services in Lira District, northern Uganda. The political history of the region, the epicenter of the decades-long...

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Main Authors:	Heather Wipfli, Kyra Guy, Abigail Kim, Peninah Tumuhimbise, Kenneth Odur, Lira Youth Public Health Ambassadors
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-11-01
Series:	Conflict and Health
Subjects:	Mental health Uganda Political determinants of health Adolescents Community-based participatory research
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-023-00549-2

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