Browsing by Author "Oboke, Henry"
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Anger and Bitter Hearts: The Spread of Suicide in Northern Ugandan Families
Oboke, Henry; Whyte, Susan Reynolds (Journal of Anthropology, 2019)In many societies, the phenomenon of suicide provides a particularly powerful example of how something sinister might ‘run in the family’. In the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda, concerns about its capacity to spread ... -
Equitable Access to Health Professional Training in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study
Galukande, M.; Maling, S.; Kabakyenga, J.; Nshaho, J.; Oboke, Henry; Oonge, B.; Muyenje, H.; Katumba-Sentongo, G.; Mayanja-Kizza, H.; Sewankambo, N.K. (Annals of global health, 2018)Objective: We set out to assess inequalities to access health professional education, and the impact of an education improvement program supported by MEPI (Medical Education Partnership Initiative). Inequalities in the ... -
ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaires for PTSD and Complex PTSD: Validation among Civilians and Former Abducted Children in Northern Uganda
Dokkedahl, Sarah; Oboke, Henry; Ovuga, Emilio; Elklit, Ask (Journal of Psychiatry, 2015)Abstract Objectives: ICD-11 is expected to introduce a new diagnosis of C-PTSD, along with a revision of the current PTSD diagnosis. Are the suggested diagnostic tools for PTSD and C-PTSD valid in a developing country? Method: ... -
Impact of Mental Health Training on Mental Well-being of Lay Counselors in Northern Uganda
Oboke, Henry; Abio, A; Kaducu, Ocaka F; Sodemann, M; Elklit, A; Ovuga, E (Jacobs Journal of Community Medicine, 2018)Data on the impact of mental health first aid training on the mental well-being of lay counselors is limited despite a wealth of research on the training of lay counselors. We tested the hypothesis that mental health first ... -
Promoting Psychiatry in the medical school: "The case of Uganda"
Ovuga, E; Buga, J; Oboke, Henry; Boardman, J (Psychiatry Bulletin, 2002)Uganda has a rich history of medical education Odonga, 1989) that was severely harmed by the rise of Idi Amin and the years of internal strife. It is only over recent years that the country has begun to rebuild itself ... -
The Psychological Impact of War and Abduction on Children in Northern Uganda: A Review
Dokkedahl, Sarah Bøgelund; Oboke, Henry; Ovuga, Emilio; Elklit, Ask (International Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry, 2015)In more than two decades northern Uganda was affected by the war between the government and the LRA. Children were abducted and affected during the war, but what is the psychological and social impact of war on the children? ... -
Undergraduate students’ contributions to health service delivery through communitybased education: A qualitative study by the MESAU Consortium in Uganda
Atuyambe, Lynn M.; Baingana, Rhona K.; Kibira, Simon P. S.; Katahoire, Anne; Okello, Elialilia; Mafigiri, David K.; Ayebare, Florence; Oboke, Henry; Acio, Christine; Muggaga, Kintu; Mbalinda, Scovia; Nabaggala, Ruth; Ruzaaza, Gad; Arubaku, Wilfred; Mary, Samantha; Akera, Peter; Tumwine, James K.; Peters, David H.; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (BMC Medical Education, 2016)Background: It has been realised that there is need to have medical training closer to communities where the majority of the population lives in order to orient the trainees’ attitudes towards future practice in such ... -
Utilization of antiretroviral therapy services and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Odongo, Innocent; Arim, Barbara; Ayer, Patrick; Murungi, Tom; Akullo, Susan; Aceng, Docus; Oboke, Henry; Kumakech, Edward; Obua, Celestino; Auma, Anna Grace; Richard, Nyeko (PLoS ONE, 2023)Background Suboptimal utilization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, which has a negative impact on their response to treatment and increases ... -
War related sexual violence and it's medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Eugene, Kinyanda; Musisi, Seggane; Biryabarema, Christine; Ezati, Isaac; Oboke, Henry; Ojiambo-Ochieng, Ruth; Were-Oguttu, Juliet; Levin, Jonathan; Grosskurth, Heiner; Walugembe, James (BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2009)Background: Despite the recent adoption of the UN resolution 1820 (2008) which calls for the cessation of war related sexual violence against civilians in conflict zones, Africa continues to see some of the worst cases ...