Paul Bangirana
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 92950 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Paul Bangirana |
| NOMBRES | Paul |
| APELLIDO | Bangirana |
| FIRMA | BANGIRANA P |
| AFILIACIONES | Makerere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7136-0594 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Severe malarial anaemia in childhood is associated with decreased long-term household wealth
Our findings indicate that severe malarial anaemia in childhood, but not other forms of severe malaria, may be associated with decreased household wealth 4 to 20 years later. Controlling malaria in low-resource settings could protect poor households from worse socioeconomic index over time
Association between early alcohol use and academic achievement among primary school children in Uganda
Child alcohol use is a public health concern in Uganda. This study assessed academic achievement skills and their association with alcohol use among primary school children in Mbale district, Uganda. This cross-sectional study assessed academic achievement skills (word reading, sentence comprehension, spelling, and math computation) in 6–13-year-old primary school children using the Wide Range Achievement Test, Fifth Edition (WRAT-5). Participant…
She gives it to her child who doesn’t even talk”
Children eligible for primary education in Uganda can easily access and use AOD. Several factors were identified as contributing to alcohol and other drug use among children, including availability and accessibility, advertising, lack of parental awareness and supervision, peer influence, adverse childhood experiences, socioeconomic factors, and cultural norms. There is a need for multi-sectoral action for awareness of childhood AOD use and delib…
Translating, contextually adapting, and pilot testing of psychosocial and mental health assessment instruments for Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda
The adapted versions of the PHQ-9, CDES, SASCAT and MSPSS are appropriate for use amongst Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda. We recommend further application of the approaches used in the current studies for contextually adapting other assessment instruments in humanitarian settings
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Children and Adolescents Attending a Pediatric HIV Clinic in Uganda
Background: Suicidal behavior and HIV/AIDS are vital public health challenges especially in low and middle-income countries. As suicide in adults is perturbing for those closest to them, this sentiment is much more intense and generalized in the case of a child or adolescent. Knowledge of factors associated with suicidal ideation in HIV infected children and adolescents may inform suicide prevention strategies needed to improve their quality of l…
Exploring the mental health and psychosocial problems of Congolese refugees living in refugee settings in Rwanda and Uganda
Our findings strongly resonate with models of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing that emphasise their socially determined and contextually embedded nature. Specifically, findings foreground the structural conditions of refugees' lives such as the physical organisation of camp spaces or refugee policies that are stigmatising through restricting the right to work or pursue education. This structural environment can lead to disruptions in soci…
Neurocognitive functioning of HIV positive children attending the comprehensive care clinic at Kenyatta national hospital
Children and adolescents are affected in different ways by HIV/AIDS. Neurocognitive deficits are one of the most significant long term effects on HIV infected children and adolescents. Several factors are thought to influence cognitive outcomes and this include immune status, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), education and social support. The aim of the study was to assess the neurocognitive function of HIV infected children and adole…
Implications of Combined Exposure to Household Air Pollution and HIV on Neurocognition in Children
Air pollution exposure and HIV infection can each cause neurocognitive insult in children. The purpose of this study was to test whether children with combined high air pollution exposure and perinatal HIV infection have even greater risk of neurocognitive impairment. This was a cross-sectional study of HIV-uninfected unexposed (HUU) and HIV-infected children and their caregivers in Nairobi, Kenya. We used a detailed neuropsychological battery to…
Views on Depression From Traditional Healing and Psychiatry Clinics in Uganda
In Uganda, depression is a growing concern, yet mental health professionals are in short supply, and help is often sought from traditional healers. To develop an integrated system of care, we must understand sociocultural aspects of depression including beliefs about help seeking and treatment. In a mixed methods study, we used semi-structured interviews and self-report measures to assess depressed patients ( N = 30) seeking treatment in traditio…
Immunological correlates of behavioral problems in school-aged children living with HIV in Kayunga, Uganda
Poorer behavioral outcomes were associated with higher viral loads while higher CD8 activation was associated with poorer emotional and behavioral outcomes. Complete immunological assessments for children living with HIV could include commonly used viral and immunological parameters to identify those at higher risk of having negative behavior outcomes and who would benefit the most from behavioral interventions
Designing and evaluating Brain Powered Games for cognitive training and rehabilitation in at-risk African children
Results provide preliminary support for the acceptability, feasibility, and neurocognitive benefit of BPG and its utility as a model platform for computerized cognitive training in cross-cultural low-resource settings
Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure
Our results demonstrate structural validity of the ADHD measure with this population, strong associations between ADHD symptom severity and poorer executive function, and higher levels of executive function problems in perinatally HIV-exposed Ugandan children with ADHD. These findings suggest that ADHD may be an important neurocognitive disorder associated with executive function problems among children in sub-Saharan African settings where perin…
Contrasting concepts of depression in Uganda
Depression is a rising public health concern worldwide. Understanding how people conceptualize depression within and across cultures is crucial to effective treatment in a global environment. In this article, we highlight the importance of considering both lay and professional perspectives when developing a culturally competent and contextually relevant model for service delivery. We conducted interviews with 246 Ugandan adults to elicit their ex…
Views on Depression From Traditional Healing and Psychiatry Clinics in Uganda
In Uganda, depression is a growing concern, yet mental health professionals are in short supply, and help is often sought from traditional healers. To develop an integrated system of care, we must understand sociocultural aspects of depression including beliefs about help seeking and treatment. In a mixed methods study, we used semi-structured interviews and self-report measures to assess depressed patients ( N = 30) seeking treatment in traditio…
Contrasting concepts of depression in Uganda
Depression is a rising public health concern worldwide. Understanding how people conceptualize depression within and across cultures is crucial to effective treatment in a global environment. In this article, we highlight the importance of considering both lay and professional perspectives when developing a culturally competent and contextually relevant model for service delivery. We conducted interviews with 246 Ugandan adults to elicit their ex…
Immunological correlates of behavioral problems in school-aged children living with HIV in Kayunga, Uganda
Poorer behavioral outcomes were associated with higher viral loads while higher CD8 activation was associated with poorer emotional and behavioral outcomes. Complete immunological assessments for children living with HIV could include commonly used viral and immunological parameters to identify those at higher risk of having negative behavior outcomes and who would benefit the most from behavioral interventions
Designing and evaluating Brain Powered Games for cognitive training and rehabilitation in at-risk African children
Results provide preliminary support for the acceptability, feasibility, and neurocognitive benefit of BPG and its utility as a model platform for computerized cognitive training in cross-cultural low-resource settings
Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure
Our results demonstrate structural validity of the ADHD measure with this population, strong associations between ADHD symptom severity and poorer executive function, and higher levels of executive function problems in perinatally HIV-exposed Ugandan children with ADHD. These findings suggest that ADHD may be an important neurocognitive disorder associated with executive function problems among children in sub-Saharan African settings where perin…
Views on Depression From Traditional Healing and Psychiatry Clinics in Uganda
In Uganda, depression is a growing concern, yet mental health professionals are in short supply, and help is often sought from traditional healers. To develop an integrated system of care, we must understand sociocultural aspects of depression including beliefs about help seeking and treatment. In a mixed methods study, we used semi-structured interviews and self-report measures to assess depressed patients ( N = 30) seeking treatment in traditio…
Neurocognitive functioning of HIV positive children attending the comprehensive care clinic at Kenyatta national hospital
Children and adolescents are affected in different ways by HIV/AIDS. Neurocognitive deficits are one of the most significant long term effects on HIV infected children and adolescents. Several factors are thought to influence cognitive outcomes and this include immune status, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), education and social support. The aim of the study was to assess the neurocognitive function of HIV infected children and adole…
Implications of Combined Exposure to Household Air Pollution and HIV on Neurocognition in Children
Air pollution exposure and HIV infection can each cause neurocognitive insult in children. The purpose of this study was to test whether children with combined high air pollution exposure and perinatal HIV infection have even greater risk of neurocognitive impairment. This was a cross-sectional study of HIV-uninfected unexposed (HUU) and HIV-infected children and their caregivers in Nairobi, Kenya. We used a detailed neuropsychological battery to…
Exploring the mental health and psychosocial problems of Congolese refugees living in refugee settings in Rwanda and Uganda
Our findings strongly resonate with models of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing that emphasise their socially determined and contextually embedded nature. Specifically, findings foreground the structural conditions of refugees' lives such as the physical organisation of camp spaces or refugee policies that are stigmatising through restricting the right to work or pursue education. This structural environment can lead to disruptions in soci…
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Children and Adolescents Attending a Pediatric HIV Clinic in Uganda
Background: Suicidal behavior and HIV/AIDS are vital public health challenges especially in low and middle-income countries. As suicide in adults is perturbing for those closest to them, this sentiment is much more intense and generalized in the case of a child or adolescent. Knowledge of factors associated with suicidal ideation in HIV infected children and adolescents may inform suicide prevention strategies needed to improve their quality of l…
Translating, contextually adapting, and pilot testing of psychosocial and mental health assessment instruments for Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda
The adapted versions of the PHQ-9, CDES, SASCAT and MSPSS are appropriate for use amongst Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda. We recommend further application of the approaches used in the current studies for contextually adapting other assessment instruments in humanitarian settings
She gives it to her child who doesn’t even talk”
Children eligible for primary education in Uganda can easily access and use AOD. Several factors were identified as contributing to alcohol and other drug use among children, including availability and accessibility, advertising, lack of parental awareness and supervision, peer influence, adverse childhood experiences, socioeconomic factors, and cultural norms. There is a need for multi-sectoral action for awareness of childhood AOD use and delib…
Severe malarial anaemia in childhood is associated with decreased long-term household wealth
Our findings indicate that severe malarial anaemia in childhood, but not other forms of severe malaria, may be associated with decreased household wealth 4 to 20 years later. Controlling malaria in low-resource settings could protect poor households from worse socioeconomic index over time
Association between early alcohol use and academic achievement among primary school children in Uganda
Child alcohol use is a public health concern in Uganda. This study assessed academic achievement skills and their association with alcohol use among primary school children in Mbale district, Uganda. This cross-sectional study assessed academic achievement skills (word reading, sentence comprehension, spelling, and math computation) in 6–13-year-old primary school children using the Wide Range Achievement Test, Fifth Edition (WRAT-5). Participant…
Medicine (10 obras) · Psychiatry (9 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Clinical Psychology (5 obras) · Cognition (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Mental health (4 obras) · Biostatistics (3 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 obras)