Predicting the impacts of land management for sustainable development on depression risk in a Ugandan case study.

ABSTRACT: Agricultural intensification and expanding protected areas are proposed sustainable development approaches. But, their consequences for mental health are poorly understood. This study aims to predict how forest conservation and contract farming may alter resource access and depression risk in rural Uganda. Residents (N = 695) in 11 communities in Masindi District were asked about their expectations under land management scenarios using scenario-based interviews, household characteristics and depression symptoms. Over 80% of respondents presented with a 'business-as-usual forest access' scenario expected reduced access to forest income and food over the next decade; this number climbed above 90% among 'restricted forest access' scenario respondents. Over 99% of those presented with two land

SUBMITTER: Pienkowski T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270416 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature