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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Effect of social perspectives in the relationship between suicidal ideation and depression among young women in slums of Kampala, Uganda.

Charles Natuhamya, Enid Nabukalu, Matthew Lyons, Kevin B Gittner, Jane Palmier, Rachel Culbreth, Monica H Swahn

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Charles NatuhamyaUganda Youth Development Link, Kampala, Uganda.
Enid NabukaluUganda Youth Development Link, Kampala, Uganda.
Matthew LyonsHealth Promotion and Physical Education, Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA.
Kevin B GittnerSchool of Data Science and Analytics, College of Computing and Software Engineering & Health Promotion and Physical Education, Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA.
Jane PalmierWellstar College of Health and Human Services, Kennesaw State University, Prillaman Hall, Room 4103, 520 Parliament Garden Way, Kennesaw, GA, 30144, USA.
Rachel CulbrethAmerican College of Medical Toxicology, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Monica H SwahnSchool of Data Science and Analytics, College of Computing and Software Engineering & Health Promotion and Physical Education, Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA. mswahn@kennesaw.edu.

Funding

TOPOWA Study: Social Drivers of Mental Illness among AGYW in Slums.R01MH128930 · NIMH · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Monica H Swahn · 2022 to 2026
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NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH128930NIMH NIH HHS R01MH128930
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultivariate analysis in suicidality research is of interest not only to identify the pathology of suicidality but also to understand the mechanisms of its treatment and to ascertain more efficient intervention strategies. The current study aimed to assess the roles of neighborhood factors, coping, and resilience in the association between depression and suicidal ideation in the understudied population of young women in the Kampala slum areas of Uganda.

methodsData from the baseline assessment of "The Onward Project On Wellbeing and Adversity" (TOPOWA) research study were utilized during analysis. TOPOWA is a multi-component, prospective cohort study examining the mechanistic pathways of mental illness in the context of social determinants of mental health and lived experience among young women aged 18 to 24 years living in the urban slums of Kampala. The cohort comprises 300 women recruited in 2023 from 3 study sites (i.e., Banda, Bwaise, and Makindye). A path analysis hypothesizing the roles of neighborhood characteristics, coping, and resilience in the association between depression and suicidal ideation was modeled. Neighborhood characteristics in this study were typically neighborhood cohesion and neighborhood satisfaction.

resultsThe study findings demonstrated a significant role of resilience in the relationship between the neighborhood characteristics, depression, and suicidal ideation in a population where the prevalence of suicidal ideation (46.0%) and depression (57.8%) is substantial. Resilience was linked to reduced suicidal ideation (β = -0.02, p < 0.05) and depression (β = -0.14, p < 0.001).

conclusionIntervention programs geared towards building resilience among young women in Uganda may reduce suicidal ideation directly or indirectly by decreasing depression, especially in urban slum settings.

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DepressionPoverty AreasResidence CharacteristicsResilience, PsychologicalSuicidal IdeationAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentFemaleHumansProspective StudiesUgandaUrban PopulationYoung AdultCopingDepressionMental healthNeighborhoodResilienceSuicidal ideationUgandaWomen

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PMID40457218
PMCPMC12131662

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