Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings

BACKGROUND: Water insecurity is linked to poor mental health through intrapersonal, relational and community-based stressors. We examined water insecurity and depression among refugee youth in Bidi Bidi, Uganda. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey and multivariable ordinal logistic regres...

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Autores principales: Logie, Carmen H, Okumu, Moses, Loutet, Miranda, Berry, Isha, Taing, Lina, Lukone, Simon Odong, Kisubi, Nelson, Sokolovic, Nina, Kyambadde, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36192370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac065
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Water insecurity is linked to poor mental health through intrapersonal, relational and community-based stressors. We examined water insecurity and depression among refugee youth in Bidi Bidi, Uganda. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey and multivariable ordinal logistic regression to examine associations between water insecurity and depression severity, adjusting for gender, resilience, social support and food insecurity. RESULTS: Among participants (n=115; mean age: 19.7 y, SD 2.3), 80.0% reported water insecurity and 18.3% had moderate/severe depression symptoms. Water insecurity was independently associated with higher levels of depression severity (adjusted OR: 5.61; 95% CI 1.20 to 26.30; p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest water insecurity was commonplace and associated with depression. Water insecurity could be integrated in refugee mental health promotion by policymakers and community-based programmers.

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