War experiences, general functioning and barriers to care among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: The WAYS study

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 568-576

  Amone P'Olak, Kennedy ^a,b   Jones, Peter ^b   Meiser Stedman, Richard ^c   Abbott, Rosemary ^b   Ayella Ataro, Paul Stephen ^d   Amone, Jackson ^e   Ovuga, Emilio ^a  

^a GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

care; mental health problems; Northern Uganda; war affected population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBAT DISORDERS; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UGANDA; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMBAT DISORDERS; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926328621     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt126     Document Type: Article

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