Association of COVID-19-related perceptions and experiences with depression and anxiety in Ugandan caregivers of young children with malaria and iron deficiency: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Caregivers of young children may have been particularly vulnerable to mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its negative impacts on their housing, finances, and childcare demands. This study explored the associations between COVID-19-related experiences and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Ugandan caregivers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 Ugandan caregivers of young children aged 6-59 months with uncomplicated malaria and iron deficiency (N = 85) and without malaria or anemia (N = 15) who were enrolled in the Optimizing Iron Status in Malaria-Endemic Areas (OptiM) study.

Physical, sexual and overall reported interpersonal violence against adult out-patients with severe mental illness under remission, receiving healthcare at Butabika hospital: A cross-sectional study.

Interpersonal violence is a significant public health and human rights concern. People living with severe mental illness are especially vulnerable. The Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda aims to end violence.

Severe falciparum malaria in young children is associated with an increased risk of post-discharge readmission or death: A prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Few studies have described post-discharge morbidity of children with specific manifestations of severe malaria (SM) beyond severe malarial anemia or cerebral malaria.

Methods: Children 6 months to 4 years of age admitted at Jinja and Mulago hospitals in Uganda, with one or more of the five most common manifestations of SM, cerebral malaria (n=53), respiratory distress syndrome (n=108), malaria with complicated seizures (n=160), severe malarial anemia (n=155) or prostration (n=75), were followed for 12 months after discharge, along with community children (CC) (n=120) recruited from the household or neighborhood of the children with SM. Incidence and risk of post-discharge readmission, death or outpatient clinic visits were compared between children with SM and CC.

Academic achievement in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Academic achievement in school-age children is crucial for advancing learning goals. Children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Sub-Saharan Africa may be at risk of disease-associated school difficulties. Limited data exist on the academic achievement of children with SCA in the region.