Publications by authors named "Christine Hagstrom"
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- Mental health disorders are common in people with HIV and negatively affect their treatment outcomes, prompting Malawi's Ministry of Health to introduce mental health screening in 2022.
- ART staff at 15 clinics were trained in screening for depression and harmful alcohol use, leading to nearly 10,000 clients screened, predominantly women and newly diagnosed patients.
- Referral rates for those with moderate to severe symptoms were low, indicating that while screening was feasible, further research is needed to assess its impact on mental health and ART outcomes, with plans to expand the program to all ART clinics.
Growing evidence suggests a need for more focused attention on boys' experiences of puberty in sub-Saharan Africa to assure healthy transitions into young adulthood. Existing research remains limited on the masculinity norms shaping boys' maturation experiences in Kenya. To help fill this gap, we conducted a comparative case study using qualitative methodologies with 16-19-year-old male youth in rural and urban Kenya, and with adults interacting in boys' daily lives.
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