Primary school students’ mental health in Uganda and its association with school violence, connectedness, and school characteristics: a cross-sectional study

Primary school students’ mental health in Uganda and its association with school violence, connectedness, and school characteristics: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Few studies have explored risk factors for poor mental health in Ugandan primary schools. This study investigated whether individual- and contextual-level school-related factors including violence from school staff and other students, connectedness to school and peers, as well as...

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Main Authors: Barbara F. Thumann, Ula Nur, Dipak Naker, Karen M. Devries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Children
Adolescents
Mental health
Violence
School
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3351-z

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