Effect of intimate partner violence on depression severity among women in informal settlements of Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preventive measures to disrupt COVID-19 transmission negatively impacted mental health, especially among women. Increasing cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) in socio-economically disadvantaged populations such as informal settlement dwellers were documented. We examined the longitudinal effect of IPV on depression symptoms among women in informal settlements during the COVID-19 onset in Kampala, Uganda.

Methods

This longitudinal study surveyed 148 adult women living in three purposively selected informal settings of Kampala, Uganda. Baseline and two follow-up surveys were conducted three weeks apart during the first COVID-19 wave. Our outcome was depression symptoms, a continuous variable score measured using a validated patient health questionnaire-9 tool.

SUBMITTER: Anguzu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature