Journal article
The prevalence and correlates of depression before and after the COVID-19 pandemic declaration among urban refugee adolescents and youth in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda: A longitudinal cohort study
Abstract
PURPOSE: There is scant research examining urban refugee youth mental health outcomes, including potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine prevalence and ecosocial risk factors of depression in the periods before and after the COVID-19 pandemic declaration among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda.
METHODS: Data from a cohort of refugee youth (n = 367) aged 16-24 years were collected in periods before (February 2020) and after …
Authors
Logie CH; Berry I; Okumu M; Loutet M; McNamee C; Hakiza R; Musoke DK; Mwima S; Kyambadde P; Mbuagbaw L
Journal
Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 66, , pp. 37–43
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.11.005
ISSN
1047-2797