Crossmark

Prevalence and comorbidity of mental health concerns, alcohol and drug use among young women in the urban slums of Kampala, Uganda: findings from the TOPOWA study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25602-y

Published Online: 2025-11-22

Update policy: https://doi.org/10.1007/springer_crossmark_policy

Authors

Swahn, Monica H.

Palmier, Jane

Natuhamya, Charles

Mobley, Kate

Gittner, Kevin B.

Lyons, Matthew

Bbosa, Godfrey S.

Matovu, Gideon

Mubiru, Frank

Kavuma, Anna
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH128930)
License Information

Text and Data Mining valid from 2025-11-22

Version of Record valid from 2026-04-07
More Information

Article History

Received: 27 February 2025

Accepted: 7 November 2025

First Online: 22 November 2025

Declarations

:

: Ethical approvals were obtained from Kennesaw State University, the Makerere University School of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (MAKSHSREC-2023-532, dated 02 June 2023) and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology ( registration number HS2959ES ). All participants provided written informed consent before taking part in the study.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

Document is current

Any future updates will be listed below