Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings
| Autor: | Carmen H Logie, Moses Okumu, Miranda Loutet, Isha Berry, Lina Taing, Simon Odong Lukone, Nelson Kisubi, Nina Sokolovic, Peter Kyambadde |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International Health. |
| ISSN: | 1876-3405 1876-3413 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/inthealth/ihac065 |
| Popis: | Background Water insecurity is linked to poor mental health through intrapersonal, relational and community-based stressors. We examined water insecurity and depression among refugee youth in Bidi Bidi, Uganda. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey and multivariable ordinal logistic regression to examine associations between water insecurity and depression severity, adjusting for gender, resilience, social support and food insecurity. Results Among participants (n=115; mean age: 19.7 y, SD 2.3), 80.0% reported water insecurity and 18.3% had moderate/severe depression symptoms. Water insecurity was independently associated with higher levels of depression severity (adjusted OR: 5.61; 95% CI 1.20 to 26.30; p=0.03). Conclusions Findings suggest water insecurity was commonplace and associated with depression. Water insecurity could be integrated in refugee mental health promotion by policymakers and community-based programmers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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