Challenges and adaptations of mental health services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) significantly impacted mental health and mental health services worldwide. We sought to explore the challenges faced by mental health services from the perspectives of service users, providers, and policymakers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda and the strategies put in place to ensure the continuity of these services.

Methods: qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews with eight mental health service users, four mental health workers, four hospital administrators, four district mental health focal persons, and two policymakers.

Psychological distress and associated factors among hospital workers in Uganda during the COVID-19 lockdown - A multicentre study.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of psychological distress (PD), and its associated demographic, psychosocial, hospital and health-related factors among hospital workers in Uganda during the COVID-19 related lockdown.

Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted among three hundred ninety six participants recruited from eight hospitals and PD was assessed using the Kessler 6 distress scale from May to June 2020.

Results: PD was present in 92.