Gender differences in substance use and associated factors among urban refugees in Uganda

Bahati, Ronald; Ashaba, Scholastic; Sigmund, Cathy Denise; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Ainamani, Herbert E.

doi:10.1080/20008066.2023.2238583

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“…However, it has yet to be demonstrated whether there is a clear gender difference in AUD, thus indicating that future studies should investigate the relative effects of AUD between genders. A previous study reported no significant gender difference for the severity of alcohol use among urban refugees 47 . However, other studies reported that females with AUD might suffer from more alcohol‐induced damage than males with AUD 48 .…”

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“…A previous study reported no significant gender difference for the severity of alcohol use among urban refugees. 47 However, other studies reported that females with AUD might suffer from more alcohol‐induced damage than males with AUD. 48 Future studies should incorporate females with AUD to specifically investigate whether there is a gender difference in terms of functional connections and AUD.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric functional connection patterns in male adults with alcohol use disorder

Wei,

Wang,

Kang

et al. 2024

Addiction Biology

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A growing body of evidence indicates the existence of abnormal local and long‐range functional connection patterns in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, it has yet to be established whether AUD is associated with abnormal interhemispheric and intrahemispheric functional connection patterns. In the present study, we analysed resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 55 individuals with AUD and 32 healthy nonalcohol users. For each subject, whole‐brain functional connectivity density (FCD) was decomposed into ipsilateral and contralateral parts. Correlation analysis was performed between abnormal FCD and a range of clinical measurements in the AUD group. Compared with healthy controls, the AUD group exhibited a reduced global FCD in the anterior and middle cingulate gyri, prefrontal cortex and thalamus, along with an enhanced global FCD in the temporal, parietal and occipital cortices. Abnormal interhemispheric and intrahemispheric FCD patterns were also detected in the AUD group. Furthermore, abnormal global, contralateral and ipsilateral FCD data were correlated with the mean amount of pure alcohol and the severity of alcohol addiction in the AUD group. Collectively, our findings indicate that global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric FCD may represent a robust method to detect abnormal functional connection patterns in AUD; this may help us to identify the neural substrates and therapeutic targets of AUD.

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Global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric functional connection patterns in male adults with alcohol use disorder

Wei,

Wang,

Kang

et al. 2024

Addiction Biology

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“…Bahati et al ( 2023 ) investigated gender differences in problematic use of alcohol and other substances among refugees residing in Mbarara City, in Southwestern Uganda. The refugees were mostly from Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Somalia, with a few from South Sudan.…”

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Sex and gender in psychotrauma research

Langeland,

Olff

2024

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…These trends are salient in Kampala, Uganda that is home to approximately 133,887 urban refugees. Harmful alcohol use among urban refugees is common; one study in Mbarara city, Uganda, found a prevalence of 43% among adults ( Bahati et al, 2023 ). In Kampala, 27 % of urban refugees are between 15 and 24 years old ( UNHCR 2022 ), and many live in slums and informal settlements ( Sabila and Silver, 2020 ), contexts often characterized by social and health disparities ( Lancet, 2017 ; Ezeh et al, 2017 ; Lilford et al, 2017 ).…”

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Exploring ecosocial contexts of alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method findings

Logie,

Okumu,

Admassu

et al. 2024

Journal of Migration and Health

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Gender differences in substance use and associated factors among urban refugees in Uganda

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric functional connection patterns in male adults with alcohol use disorder

Global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric functional connection patterns in male adults with alcohol use disorder

Sex and gender in psychotrauma research

Exploring ecosocial contexts of alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method findings

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