Prevalence and factors contributing to mental health challenges among school-going adolescents: a case of a climate-vulnerable Manafwa Watershed in Uganda

• Main Authors: Charles Batte (Author), Pamela Okwir Apio (Author), Andrew Weil Semulimi (Author), Shivan Nuwasiima (Author), Ronald Mutebi Kasoma (Author), Martin Menya Mwesigwa (Author), Nelson Twinamasiko (Author), Trishul Siddharthan (Author), John Mukisa (Author), David Mukunya (Author), Joan Abaatyo (Author), Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, mental health challenges are common among school-going adolescents, with a prevalence of 50.2% and 43.6% for depression and anxiety disorders, respectively. In Northeastern Uganda, a prevalence of 26.6% and 8.6% for anxiety and depressive disorders respectively were rep...