Laura Achan
Biographic Data
| ID | 106654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Achan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Achan |
| SIGNATURE | ACHAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota and vivo Uganda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
Assessing the Feasibility of Providing a Parenting Intervention for War-Affected Families in Northern Uganda
This article reports the results of a feasibility study of an intervention, Enhancing Family Connection (EFC), conducted in Northern Uganda in 2012. Enhancing Family Connection's sessions were an adaption of the Parent Management Training, Oregon model. Three interrelated areas of feasibility were assessed: (a) acceptability, (b) usability, and (c) limited efficacy. This study utilized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews completed by mo…
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Assessing the Feasibility of Providing a Parenting Intervention for War-Affected Families in Northern Uganda
This article reports the results of a feasibility study of an intervention, Enhancing Family Connection (EFC), conducted in Northern Uganda in 2012. Enhancing Family Connection's sessions were an adaption of the Parent Management Training, Oregon model. Three interrelated areas of feasibility were assessed: (a) acceptability, (b) usability, and (c) limited efficacy. This study utilized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews completed by mo…
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Developmental psychology (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)