Instant Gratification Behavior Among Gambling Individuals in Uganda

Matama, Rogers; Mbago, Musa; Ngoboka, Pascal

doi:10.1007/s10899-020-09973-y

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“…EAC countries were among the first in Africa to legalize all forms of gambling immediately after their independence (late 1960s) [ 22 – 24 ]. These countries have legalized various types of gambling, such as casinos, sports betting, pool games, bingo, scratch-cards, slot machines, table games, and lotteries [ 8 , 11 ] meaning that most forms of gambling are legally available in EAC countries.…”

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“…Gambling activities generate large amounts of income for the governments in the region and contribute to the gross domestic product (GDP) through income taxes and other taxes such as taxes on using ‘mobile money’ (a technology that allows individuals to receive, store, and spend money using a mobile phone) through the telecom companies and other taxes such as ‘pay-as-you-earn’ through the employees of the companies [ 8 , 10 , 25 ]. For example, the tax revenues generated from the gambling industry in Uganda increased from UGX 0.24 billion (approximately $US 67,729) in 2002/3 to UGX 11.1 billion (approximately $US 3,132,447) in 2013/14 [ 10 ].…”

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“…The effects of taking out loans and loss of money may lead to severe alcohol dependence, drug abuse, suicidal ideation, irritability, depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep deprivation [ 11 ]. However, despite the associations between problem gambling and many detrimental behaviors and negative psychological impacts, only seven studies in EAC have explored the consequences of problem gambling [ 4 , 8 – 11 , 26 , 35 ]. Six have been in Uganda and one in Rwanda, leaving out other highly affected countries in the region like Kenya.…”

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“…Globally, the prevalence of GD ranges between 0.12 to 5.8% [ 7 ]. In addition, evidence from several studies conducted in Africa has shown the increasing numbers of youths reporting gambling-related problems, including financial difficulties (e.g., chronic poverty), domestic violence, family breakups, criminality, and mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress) [ 4 , 8 , 9 ]. However, to date, no African study has explored gambling-related suicide.…”

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Gambling-related suicide in East African Community countries: evidence from press media reports

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Background Gambling activities and associated mental health problems have become a topic of increased concern globally. Many individuals with a severe gambling disorder have gambling-related suicidality. However, no study has explored gambling-related suicide in East African Community (EAC) countries. The present study investigated the press media reporting of gambling-related suicide cases from EAC countries. Methods As there is no established suicide database in that region, media reports were utilized to collect gambling-related suicide data. Gambling-related suicide case reports were searched for in EAC countries’ press media websites using Google. After removing duplicates, a total of 18 suicides were found. Results The victims were all males aged 16 to 40 years. The most prevalent reason for the death was university students who had used their university tuition fees for gambling and losing the money (n = 4/17). All the suicide deaths were in Kenya (10/18), Uganda (7/18), and Tanzania (1/18). Betting on soccer was the most common type of gambling reported (n = 11/15), and hanging was the most used mode of suicide (n = 10/16). Conclusions Based on the press media reports, 18 males were identified as having carried out gambling-related suicides. The countries with the most widespread opportunities to gamble had more gambling-related suicides, although the number of suicides was very small.

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“…When an effort to undertake a COVID-19 test by the patients was made, the results could take between 24-48 hours to be released whether in private or public institutions [44] yet the test currently costs 60 USD [45]. This cost is almost two thirds of the monthly earning of an employed average Ugandan [46,47]. With the business closures during the lockdown, very few Ugandans could afford the COVID-19 test.…”

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Lived experiences of frontline healthcare providers offering maternal and newborn services amidst the novel corona virus disease 19 pandemic in Uganda: A qualitative study

Kayiga

Genevive²,

Amuge

et al. 2021

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many health systems in low resource settings to their knees. The pandemic has had crippling effects on the already strained health systems in provision of maternal and newborn healthcare. With the travel restrictions, social distancing associated with the containment of theCOVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers could be faced with challenges of accessing their work stations, and risked burnout as they offered maternal and newborn services. This study sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of healthcare providers at the frontline during the first phase of the lockdown as they offered maternal and newborn health care services in both public and private health facilities in Uganda with the aim of streamlining patient care in face of the current COVID-19 pandemic and in future disasters. Methods Between June 2020 and December 2020, 25 in-depth interviews were conducted among healthcare providers of different cadres in eight Public, Private-Not-for Profit and Private Health facilities in Kampala, Uganda. The interview guide primarily explored the lived experiences of healthcare providers as they offered maternal and newborn healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the in depth interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Themes and subthemes were identified using both inductive thematic and phenomenological approaches. Results The content analysis of the in depth interviews revealed that the facilitators of maternal and newborn care service delivery among the healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic included; salary bonuses, the passion to serve their patients, availability of accommodation during the pandemic, transportation to and from the health facilities by the health facilities, teamwork, fear of losing their jobs and fear of litigation if something went wrong with the mothers or their babies. The barriers to their service delivery included; lack of transport means to access their work stations, fear of contracting COVID-19 and transmitting it to their family members, salary cuts, loss of jobs especially in the private health facilities, closure of the non-essential services to combat high patient numbers, inadequate supply of Personal Protective equipment (PPE), being put in isolation or quarantine for two weeks which meant no earning, brutality from the security personnel during curfew hours and burnout from long hours of work and high patient turnovers. Conclusion The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to a decline in quality of maternal and newborn service delivery by the healthcare providers as evidenced by shorter consultation time and failure to keep appointments to attend to patients. Challenges with transport, fears of losing jobs and fear of contracting COVID-19 with the limited access to personal protective equipment affected majority of the participants. The healthcare providers in Uganda despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are driven by the inherent passion to serve their patients. Availability of accommodation and transport at the health facilities, provision of PPE, bonuses and inter professional teamwork are critical motivators that needed to be tapped to drive teams during the current and future pandemics.

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Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

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In recent years, gambling has evolved and grown substantially with new gambling activities and facilities being introduced, making gambling products and opportunities more available than ever before in Uganda. While the growth of gambling industry is considered to have a beneficial impact on the economy, it is increasingly becoming a social and public health issue especially among a minority of young people who experience problem gambling, which can damage personal, family, vocational, and academic pursuits. The present study estimated the prevalence of problem gambling and identified the socio-demographic, school, environmental and health risks of problem gambling among secondary school students in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted among secondary school students in Mbarara Municipality. A total of 921 students from 12 schools were recruited using cluster sampling. An ordinal logistic regression model was used to explore the relationship between problem gambling and the socio-demographic, academic, environmental and health variables. Of 905 participants, 362 reported having ever gambled (40%), and 160 were classified as problem gamblers (17.7%; 44.2% among those who had ever gambled). Problem gambling was significantly associated with being male, being non-religious, other religion (African traditional religion), having employment (outside of school), distance to nearest gambling venue, parental gambling, peer gambling, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and psychological distress. The present study found a very high prevalence of problem gambling among Ugandan secondary school students. Therefore, there is need to institute public health measures towards raising awareness, prevention and treatment of problem gambling among Ugandan adolescents.

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Instant Gratification Behavior Among Gambling Individuals in Uganda

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Gambling-related suicide in East African Community countries: evidence from press media reports

Gambling-related suicide in East African Community countries: evidence from press media reports

Lived experiences of frontline healthcare providers offering maternal and newborn services amidst the novel corona virus disease 19 pandemic in Uganda: A qualitative study

Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

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