Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

A Mabrouk, G Mbithi, E Chongwo, E Too… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Globally, adolescents are vulnerable to mental health problems, particularly
those from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to impoverished living conditions and a higher …

Effect of a multisectoral agricultural intervention on HIV health outcomes among adults in Kenya: a cluster randomized clinical trial

CR Cohen, E Weke, EA Frongillo, LA Sheira… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Food insecurity and HIV health outcomes are linked through nutritional, mental
health, and health behavior pathways. Objective To examine the effects of a multisectoral …

Effect of multi-level interventions on mental health outcomes among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

N Mthiyane, AM Rapulana, G Harling, A Copas… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), multiple factors contribute to the considerable
burden of mental health disorders among adolescents, highlighting the need for …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of poverty-reduction intervention on child mental health mediated by family relations: findings from a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda

L Karimli, FM Ssewamala, TB Neilands - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Reviews that synthesize global evidence on the impact of poverty reduction interventions on
child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) report inconclusive results and highlight the …

Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between internalized HIV Stigma, Perceived Social Support, Resilience, and depressive symptoms among people living with …

GF Yuan, R Zhang, S Qiao, X Li, Y Zhou, Z Shen - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems among people living with
HIV (PLWH). However, the longitudinal psychological mechanism underlying the link of …

Economic empowerment, HIV risk behavior, and mental health among school-going adolescent girls in Uganda: Longitudinal cluster-randomized controlled trial, 2017 …

FM Ssewamala, R Brathwaite… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To investigate the long-term (12-and 24-month) impact of an economic
empowerment intervention on HIV risk behaviors and mental health among school-going …

The long-term (5-year) impact of a family economic empowerment intervention on adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: Analysis of longitudinal data from a cluster …

R Brathwaite, FM Ssewamala, M Mutumba… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Abstract 150/150 words. We examined the 5-year impact of an economic empowerment (EE)
intervention on: adherence, viral suppression, sexual risk-taking intentions (primary); and …

[HTML][HTML] Combining Asset Accumulation and Multifamily Group Intervention to Improve Mental Health for adolescent girls: a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda

L Karimli, P Nabunya, FM Ssewamala… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study is to expand the current knowledge on the relationship
between poverty, family functioning, and the mental health of adolescent girls in families …

Suubi+ Adherence4Youth: a study protocol to optimize the Suubi Intervention for Adherence to HIV treatment for youth living with HIV in Uganda

FM Ssewamala, JA Sauceda, R Brathwaite… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Suubi is an evidenced based multi-component intervention that targets
psychosocial and economic hardships to improve ART adherence, viral suppression, mental …

[HTML][HTML] A multilevel integrated intervention to reduce the impact of HIV stigma on HIV treatment outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: protocol for a …

M Mutumba, F Ssewamala… - JMIR Research …, 2022 - researchprotocols.org
Background: HIV stigma remains a formidable barrier to HIV treatment adherence among
school-attending adolescents living with HIV, owing to high levels of HIV stigma within …