Wolfgang Hladik, Pamela Nasirumbi Muniina, Itziar Familiar, Peter Kaiser, Moses Ogwal, David Serwadda, Enos Sande, Herbert Kiyingi, Chantal Siya Bahinduka, Chris Dolan
We conducted a population-based survey in 2013 in Kampala, Uganda, to examine violence and mental health outcomes among self-settled male refugees from the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Male DRC refugees aged 18+ years were sampled through respondent-driven sampling. Key interview domains included demographics, experiences of sexual and nonsexual violence, social support, PTSD, depression and suicide ideation. Data analysis was weighted to generate population-level estimates. We sampled 718 men (mean age: 33 years), most of whom had lived in North or South Kivu...
October 17, 2023: Medicine, Conflict, and Survival