Emilio Ovuga

Biographic Data

ID6052990
NAMEEmilio Ovuga
GIVEN NAMESEmilio
FAMILY NAMEOvuga
SIGNATUREOVUGA E
AFFILIATIONSGulu University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX1

  • Post-conflict household structures and underweight

    Open AccessStine Schramm, Jannie Nielsen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective To examine associations between household-level characteristics and underweight in a post-conflict population. Design Nutritional status of residents in the Gulu Health and Demographic Surveillance Site was obtained during a community-based cross-sectional study, ~6 years after the civil war. Household-level factors included headship, polygamy, household size, child-to-adult ratio, child crowding, living with a stunted or overweight per…

  • Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda

    Open AccessKennedy Amone-P’olak, Tlholego Molemane Lekhutlile et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Thus, poor functioning among formerly abducted girls is largely mediated by stigma and poor community relations. However, due to the relatively small effect sizes of the associations, targeted interventions to prevent impaired functioning may have only modest benefits to the formerly abducted girls. Interventions to alleviate the toxic effects of sexual violence in formerly abducted girls would benefit from a holistic approach that targets stigma…

  • The effects of sexual violence on psychosocial outcomes in formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda

    Open AccessKennedy Amone-P’olak, Emilio Ovuga et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2015

    This study highlighted the risks of psychosocial problems among different categories of formerly abducted girls regarding sexual violence. Vulnerability to psychosocial problems among formerly abducted girls is further compounded by sexual violence, child care, stigma, and poverty

  • From War to Classroom

    Open AccessNina Winkler, Martina Ruf‐Leuschner et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2015

    Therefore, it is suggested the school context should be used to provide mental-health support structures within the education system for war-affected youth at likely risk of developing war-related mental distress

  • War experiences and psychotic symptoms among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

    Open AccessKennedy Amone-P’olak, Balaam Nyeko Otim et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2015Cited by: 1References: 28

    Psychotic symptoms have been associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and war experiences. However, the relationships between types of war experiences, the onset and course of psychotic symptoms, and post-war hardships in child soldiers have not been investigated. This study assessed whether various types of war experiences contribute to psychotic symptoms differently and whether post-war hardships mediated the relationship between war expe…

  • Postwar environment and long-term mental health problems in former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

    Kennedy Amone-P’olak, Jan Štochl et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2014Cited by: 4References: 30

    BACKGROUND: War experiences (WE) and postwar environments (PWE) are associated with mental ill-health. The present study aims to investigate the pathways from WE and PWE to mental ill-health and to define opportunities for intervention through analysis of the war-affected youths study (WAYS) cohort study. METHOD: WAYS is an ongoing study of a large cohort of former child soldiers being conducted in Uganda. Mental health problems, subjective WE an…

  • Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda

    Open AccessJoseph K B Matovu, Joseph Kb Matovu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Uptake of couples' HCT remained consistently low (below 30%) over the years, while uptake of individual HCT declined over time. These findings call for innovative strategies to increase demand for couples' HCT, particularly among younger couples and those with no prior HCT