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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06944-8

Published Online: 2025-05-19

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Authors

Ziegel, Leo

da Silva, Cristina Espinosa

Bulamba, Robert

Daama, Alex

Kigozi, Grace

Miller, Amanda P.

Kigozi, Godfrey

Kyasanku, Emmanuel

Mugamba, Stephen

Hammarberg, Anders

Ekström, Anna Mia

Nalugoda, Fred

Hollander, Anna-Clara
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Fredrik och Ingrid Thurings Stiftelse (Thuring-2020-00635)

Erik och Edith Fernströms Stiftelse för Medicinsk Forskning (FS-2022:0004)

Vetenskapsrådet (VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799, VR-2022-04799)

Karolinska Institute
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Article History

Received: 14 October 2024

Accepted: 6 May 2025

First Online: 19 May 2025

Declarations

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: This research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. APHS was approved by the local Clarke International University-Research Ethics Committee (CIUREC/0059) and registered with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST/SS4468). Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation in the study, for minors assent was obtained and consent from their legal guardians.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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