dc.contributor.author | Lundberg, Patric | |
dc.contributor.author | Cantor-Graae, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Rukundo, Godfrey Zari | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashaba, Scholastic | |
dc.contributor.author | O¨ stergren, Per-Olof | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-07T11:04:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-07T11:04:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lundberg, P., Cantor-Graae, E., Rukundo, G., Ashaba, S., & Östergren, P. O. (2009). Urbanicity of place of birth and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in Uganda. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(2), 156-162. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2219 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The mechanism underlying the association between urban birth/upbringing and increased schizophrenia risk is unknown. This study explored whether an urban effect might be present in a low-income country setting, where the ‘urban’ environment may have radically different components, for example urban architecture, pollution levels or social cohesion.
Aims: To investigate the potential association of urbanicity of place of birth and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in Uganda.
Method: Ugandans aged 18–30 years (n = 646) were interviewed using the Peters et al Delusions Inventory (PDI–21), the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL–25) and psychoticism items from
the Symptoms Checklist 90-items version (SCL–90) in Mbarara and Kampala districts and asked about their birthplace.
Results: Urban birth (but not semi-urban) was associated with more lifetime psychotic experiences, especially grandiosity, and more symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety during the past week.
Conclusions: The urban risk factor for schizophrenia may be universally present across different levels of human development, albeit the nature of the mechanism remains elusive. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA/SAREC) and the Medical Faculty at Lund University | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | The British Journal of Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject | Urban birth/upbringing | en_US |
dc.subject | Pollution levels | en_US |
dc.subject | Social cohesion | en_US |
dc.subject | Psychosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Urbanicity of place of birth and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |