Publications by authors named "S Frissa"
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- The study focuses on gender-based violence (GBV) against women during the armed conflict in Northern Ethiopia, highlighting a lack of comprehensive documentation of its extent and consequences.
- Through in-depth and confidential interviews, the research revealed various forms of violence, including sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, with survivors reporting severe incidents such as gang rapes and assaults across different age groups.
- The aftermath for survivors included significant psychological effects like stigma and suicide attempts, leading many to seek care, isolate themselves, or drop out of school as coping mechanisms.
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- The ASSET project aims to strengthen health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa over four years, focusing on delivering high-quality care through participatory research methods.
- Key activities involve engaging diverse stakeholders—patients, clinicians, and policymakers—and using mixed methods like interviews and surveys to identify improvements needed in healthcare delivery.
- The pre-implementation phase emphasizes thorough analysis and collective input from stakeholders to develop effective Health System Strengthening Interventions (HSSIs) tailored to each region's unique health system dynamics.
Background: Little is known about the pathways followed into and out of homelessness among people with experience of severe mental illness (SMI) living in rural, low-income country settings. Understanding these pathways is essential for the development of effective interventions to address homelessness and promote recovery. The aim of this study was to explore pathways into and out of homelessness in people with SMI in rural Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Increased circulating pro-inflammatory markers have repeatedly been associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, it remains unclear whether inflammation represents a causal mechanism for MDD, or whether the association is influenced by confounding factors such as body mass index (BMI).
Methods: To better understand this complex relationship, we generated polygenic risk scores (PRS) for MDD and BMI in a population cohort and attempted to isolate the impact these potential risk factors have on adulthood inflammation.
The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Psychol Res Behav Manag
September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to mental health problems due to disease experience, physical distancing, stigma and discrimination, and job losses in many of the settings hardest hit by the pandemic. Health care workers, patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses, children, women, youth, and the elderly are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorders, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Virtual mental health services have been established in many settings and social media is being used to impart mental health education and communication resources.
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