War experiences, general functioning and barriers to care among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the WAYS study

Kennedy Amone-P'Olak; Peter Jones; Richard Meiser-Stedman; Rosemary Abbott; Paul Stephen Ayella-Ataro; Jackson Amone; Emilio Ovuga

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdt126

War experiences, general functioning and barriers to care among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the WAYS study

Kennedy Amone-P'Olak, Peter Jones, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Rosemary Abbott, Paul Stephen Ayella-Ataro, Jackson Amone, Emilio Ovuga

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Abstract

Exposure to war is associated with considerable risks for long-term mental health problems (MHP) and poor functioning. Yet little is known about functioning and mental health service (MHS) use among former child soldiers (FCS). We assessed whether different categories of war experiences predict functioning and perceived need for, sources of and barriers to MHS among FCS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	568-576
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Public Health
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdt126
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

Keywords

care
mental health problems
Northern Uganda
war-affected population

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