Physical and sexual victimization of persons with severe mental illness seeking care in central and southwestern Uganda

Physical and sexual victimization of persons with severe mental illness seeking care in central and southwestern Uganda

PurposeThis study established the prevalence of physical and sexual victimization, associated factors and psychosocial consequences of victimization among 1,201 out-patients with severe mental illness at Butabika and Masaka hospitals in Uganda.MethodsParticipants completed structured, standardized a...

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Main Authors: Richard Stephen Mpango, Wilber Ssembajjwe, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Philip Amanyire, Carol Birungi, Allan Kalungi, Rwamahe Rutakumwa, Christine Tusiime, Kenneth D. Gadow, Vikram Patel, Moffat Nyirenda, Eugene Kinyanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
physical victimization
sexual victimization
mental illness
seeking care
Uganda
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167076/full

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