Florence Jaguga
Biographic Data
| ID | 7762541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florence Jaguga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florence |
| FAMILY NAME | Jaguga |
| SIGNATURE | JAGUGA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8381-6309 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Under the Influence
Alcohol and substance use in youth living with HIV (YLHIV) can influence health and treatment outcomes. We assessed substance use and associations with antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among YLHIV. The Adolescent and Young Adult Network of IeDEA enrolled YLHIV (15–24 years old) receiving ART (2021–2024) from 6 global regions. We assessed biopsychosocial experiences with validated tools; adherence with self-reported missed medication doses a…
A socioecological examination of father alcohol use in Kenya
Fathers' alcohol use impacts family well-being, including increased risk for violence, poor child outcomes, and low engagement in care. Yet few studies examine the drivers of alcohol use among fathers or the role of gendered expectations and sociocultural norms on use, especially in low-resource settings like Kenya. Understanding why fathers drink, the consequences of use, and barriers to care is key to designing scalable, responsive intervention…
Implementation of RedCap data systems in Kenyan psychiatric rehabilitation
Data collection systems are vital in implementation of interventions within patient care as they allow us to better understand and improve the care given. This is equally true in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation, which has been steadily growing in the medical world for the past 20 years. It has recently been a focus of psychiatric medicine in Kenya with the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan 2021-2025 calling for improvement of care in the fi…
A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa
Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs) are a recommended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for substance use problems. The objective of this scoping review was to map the literature on substance use BIs in Africa, identify gaps, and provide directions for future research. Methods The scoping review was guided by the Arksey O’Malley Framework and the PRISMA-Scoping …
Congregation leader and member discussions in a church-based family strengthening, mental health promotion, and HIV prevention trial
Collaboration with African religious congregations can promote psychosocial well-being with greater accessibility. Effective collaboration requires studying congregations as unique intervention contexts. This study explored how an intervention in western Kenya fit within and altered congregational discussion patterns. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial of a church-based intervention to improve family relationships, mental health and sexual h…
Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya
Background: Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and brief intervention is a cost-effective, efficacious, and easy to scale public health approach to addressing substance use problems. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a peer delivered screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. T…
Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with tobacco use among patients with priority tobacco related illnesses at four Kenyan national referral hospitals, 2022
Tobacco use is a risk factor for many chronic health conditions. Quantifying burden of tobacco use among people with tobacco-related illnesses (TRI) can strengthen cessation programs. This study estimated prevalence, patterns and correlates of tobacco use among patients with TRI at four national referral hospitals in Kenya. We conducted a cross-sectional study among patients with five TRI (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular disease,…
Barriers and Facilitators to Father’s Engagement in a Depression and Alcohol Use Intervention in Kenya
In Kenya, there is a treatment gap for depression and alcohol use that is especially large for fathers, which has consequences for families. While treatments exist, there are challenges to implementation. This study aimed to understand barriers and facilitators to implementing a treatment for fathers' depression and alcohol use in Eldoret, Kenya. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Integrated Sustainability Fr…
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
Is everyone invited to the discussion table? A bibliometric analysis Covid-19-related mental health literature
The global scientific discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increased contribution of academics from developing countries. However, authors from high-income countries have continued to shape this discussion. It is imperative to ensure the active participation of low- and middle-income countries in setting up the global mental health research agenda, particularly in situations of global crisis, such as the ongoing pandemic
Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
A high proportion of healthcare workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists, were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of healthcare workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in order…
“When my children see their father is sober, they are happy”
Background: Men's alcohol misuse does not occur in a vacuum but has a cascade of consequences for families and children, with ties to violence, poor parenting, and poor partner and child mental health. Despite the intersection of individual and interpersonal problems associated with men's alcohol use, studies exploring the impact of men's completion of alcohol misuse treatment on family and family member outcomes are scarce. Here we begin to expl…
Efforts and Challenges to Ensure Continuity of Mental Healthcare Service Delivery in a Low Resource Settings During Covid-19 Pandemic—A Case of a Kenyan Referral Hospital
The rising number of patients with Covid-19 as well as the infection control measures have affected healthcare service delivery, including mental healthcare. Mental healthcare delivery in low and middle income countries where resources were already limited are likely to be affected more during this pandemic. This paper describes the efforts of ensuring mental healthcare delivery is continued in a referral hospital in Kenya, Moi Teaching and Refer…
Fear During Covid-19 pandemic
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“When my children see their father is sober, they are happy”
Background: Men's alcohol misuse does not occur in a vacuum but has a cascade of consequences for families and children, with ties to violence, poor parenting, and poor partner and child mental health. Despite the intersection of individual and interpersonal problems associated with men's alcohol use, studies exploring the impact of men's completion of alcohol misuse treatment on family and family member outcomes are scarce. Here we begin to expl…
Efforts and Challenges to Ensure Continuity of Mental Healthcare Service Delivery in a Low Resource Settings During Covid-19 Pandemic—A Case of a Kenyan Referral Hospital
The rising number of patients with Covid-19 as well as the infection control measures have affected healthcare service delivery, including mental healthcare. Mental healthcare delivery in low and middle income countries where resources were already limited are likely to be affected more during this pandemic. This paper describes the efforts of ensuring mental healthcare delivery is continued in a referral hospital in Kenya, Moi Teaching and Refer…
Fear During Covid-19 pandemic
Is everyone invited to the discussion table? A bibliometric analysis Covid-19-related mental health literature
The global scientific discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increased contribution of academics from developing countries. However, authors from high-income countries have continued to shape this discussion. It is imperative to ensure the active participation of low- and middle-income countries in setting up the global mental health research agenda, particularly in situations of global crisis, such as the ongoing pandemic
Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
A high proportion of healthcare workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists, were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of healthcare workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in order…
Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya
Background: Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and brief intervention is a cost-effective, efficacious, and easy to scale public health approach to addressing substance use problems. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a peer delivered screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. T…
Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with tobacco use among patients with priority tobacco related illnesses at four Kenyan national referral hospitals, 2022
Tobacco use is a risk factor for many chronic health conditions. Quantifying burden of tobacco use among people with tobacco-related illnesses (TRI) can strengthen cessation programs. This study estimated prevalence, patterns and correlates of tobacco use among patients with TRI at four national referral hospitals in Kenya. We conducted a cross-sectional study among patients with five TRI (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular disease,…
Barriers and Facilitators to Father’s Engagement in a Depression and Alcohol Use Intervention in Kenya
In Kenya, there is a treatment gap for depression and alcohol use that is especially large for fathers, which has consequences for families. While treatments exist, there are challenges to implementation. This study aimed to understand barriers and facilitators to implementing a treatment for fathers' depression and alcohol use in Eldoret, Kenya. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Integrated Sustainability Fr…
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa
Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs) are a recommended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for substance use problems. The objective of this scoping review was to map the literature on substance use BIs in Africa, identify gaps, and provide directions for future research. Methods The scoping review was guided by the Arksey O’Malley Framework and the PRISMA-Scoping …
Congregation leader and member discussions in a church-based family strengthening, mental health promotion, and HIV prevention trial
Collaboration with African religious congregations can promote psychosocial well-being with greater accessibility. Effective collaboration requires studying congregations as unique intervention contexts. This study explored how an intervention in western Kenya fit within and altered congregational discussion patterns. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial of a church-based intervention to improve family relationships, mental health and sexual h…
A socioecological examination of father alcohol use in Kenya
Fathers' alcohol use impacts family well-being, including increased risk for violence, poor child outcomes, and low engagement in care. Yet few studies examine the drivers of alcohol use among fathers or the role of gendered expectations and sociocultural norms on use, especially in low-resource settings like Kenya. Understanding why fathers drink, the consequences of use, and barriers to care is key to designing scalable, responsive intervention…
Implementation of RedCap data systems in Kenyan psychiatric rehabilitation
Data collection systems are vital in implementation of interventions within patient care as they allow us to better understand and improve the care given. This is equally true in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation, which has been steadily growing in the medical world for the past 20 years. It has recently been a focus of psychiatric medicine in Kenya with the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan 2021-2025 calling for improvement of care in the fi…
Under the Influence
Alcohol and substance use in youth living with HIV (YLHIV) can influence health and treatment outcomes. We assessed substance use and associations with antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among YLHIV. The Adolescent and Young Adult Network of IeDEA enrolled YLHIV (15–24 years old) receiving ART (2021–2024) from 6 global regions. We assessed biopsychosocial experiences with validated tools; adherence with self-reported missed medication doses a…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychological intervention (6 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (4 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 works)