One Year Prevalence Of Psychotic Disorders Among First Treatment Contact Patients At The National Psychiatric Referral And Teaching Hospital In Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMwesiga, Emmanuel Kiiza
dc.contributor.authorNakasujja, Noeline
dc.contributor.authorNakku, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorNanyonga, Annet
dc.contributor.authorGumikiriza, Joy Louise
dc.contributor.authorBangirana, Paul
dc.contributor.authorAkena, Dickens
dc.contributor.authorMusisi, Seggane
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-08T20:21:56Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08T20:21:56Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractHospital based studies for psychotic disorders are scarce in low and middle income countries. This may impact on development of intervention programs.We aimed to determine the burden of psychotic disorders among first treatment contact patients at the national psychiatric referral hospital in Uganda.A retrospective patient chart-file review was carried out in March 2019 for all patients presenting to the hospital for the first time in the previous year. Patients were categorised into those with and without psychotic disorders. We collected sociodemographic data on age, gender, occupation, level of education, ethnicity, religion and home district. We determined the one year prevalence of psychotic disorders among first treatment contact patients. Using logistic regression models, we also determined the association between psychotic disorders and various exposure variables among first treatment contact patients.In 2018, 63% (95% CI: 60.2–65.1) of all first time contact patients had a psychosis related diagnosis. Among the patients with psychotic disorders, the median age was 29 years (IQR 24–36). Most of the patients were male (62.8%) and unemployed (63.1%). After adjusting for patients’ residence, psychotic disorders were found to be more prevalent among the female gender [OR 1.58 (CI1.46–1.72)] and those of Pentecostal faith [OR 1.25 (CI 1.10–1.42)].Among first treatment contact patients in Uganda, there is a large burden of psychotic disorders. The burden was more prevalent among females as well as people of Pentecostal faith who seemed to use their church for faith-based healing. Incidence studies are warranted to determine if this phenomenon is replicated at illness onset.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwesiga, E. K., Nakasujja, N., Nakku, J., Nanyonga, A., Gumikiriza, J. L., Bangirana, P., ... & Musisi, S. (2020). One year prevalence of psychotic disorders among first treatment contact patients at the National Psychiatric Referral and Teaching Hospital in Uganda. PloS one, 15(1), e0218843.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218843en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2012
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPloS oneen_US
dc.titleOne Year Prevalence Of Psychotic Disorders Among First Treatment Contact Patients At The National Psychiatric Referral And Teaching Hospital In Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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