The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Ghana and Uganda

Katongole, Simon Peter; Yaro, Peter; Bukuluki, Paul

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-824289-6.00014-3

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“…This study further affirms results from other studies that found the loss of livelihoods by those employed especially in the informal sector and private sector had disrupted access to SRHR services during COVID-19 [33,36,37]. In this respect qualitative results show that people tended to prioritize survival and meeting basic needs especially food and shelter over seeking SRHR services.…”

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“…Phobia for being susceptible to the risk of contracting COVID-19 during travel and while at service delivery points discourages potential service users from seeking SRHR services. Additionally, a phobia can make health workers become susceptible to stigmatization as potential transmitters of COVID-19 to their families [37]. This is more so because several health workers contracted COVID-19 during the process of rendering services to the population.…”

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Disruption in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among border populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda

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BackgroundThe spread of COVID-19 exposed the inadequacies inherent in the health care systems of many countries. COVID-19 and the attendant demands for emergency treatment and management put a significant strain on countries' health care systems, including hitherto strong health systems. In Uganda, as the government strived to contain COVID-19, other essential health care services were either disrupted or completely crowded out. Balancing the provision of COVID-19 treatment and management services and at the same time offering sexual and reproductive health and rights services (SRHR) proved to be a considerable challenge in these circumstances. COVID-19 prevention-related travel restrictions and border closures had far-reaching negative consequences on the mobility of individuals to access essential health services in Uganda. The situation may have been worse for cross-border communities that sometimes access services across the borders.Methods Using quantitative data from 1521 respondents and qualitative data (20 key informant interviews and 12 focus group discussions), we investigate the disruption in accessing SRHR services for border communities in Uganda during COVID-19. ResultsResults indicate that females (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.3; 95% confidence interval CI = 1.08-1.79), those with primary education (aOR = 1.47; 95% CI = 1.61-2.57), currently employed (aOR = 2.03; 95% CI = 1.61-2.57) and those with the intention to leave current residence (aOR = 2.09; 95% CI = 1.23-3.55) were more likely to have experienced a disruption in accessing SRHR services. However, respondents aged 35 years, or more were less likely to have experienced a disruption compared to their younger counterparts.Conclusions Results shed light on the disruption of access toSRHR services during pandemics such as COVID-19 among a highly mobile population. There is a need to invest in building strong and resilient health care systems that can guarantee continuous access to essential health services including SRHR provisions among mobile populations during pandemics.

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“…However, the government of Uganda took more than thirty-five controls measures to prevent the spreads of the disease which include but are not limited to the following; closures of schools, colleges, universities, and businesses such as bars, and music shows, lockdown on the movement of people as well as prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people like in markets, churches, and other public places [9]. Social distancing and home staying except for emergencies were some of the preventive control measures which were taken including isolation and mandatory quarantine of COVID-19-positive suspects and people who had recent travel history [11]. COVID-19 disrupted the world causing a crisis in the operation of education, health, business as well as normal daily life in most parts of the world [12].…”

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Enabling and Impeding Factors in the Provision of Business, Vocational, Entrepreneurship, and Technical Training Education under COVID-19

Oola

Olema

Atibuni

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Education systems have been grossly negatively impacted by COVID-19 globally. Education Institutions including universities, colleges, and elementary schools were closed to prevent the disease from spreading. Lockdown and social distancing are some of the disease preventive measures that imposed the greatest challenges on the education system. Different training and learning strategies were adopted to ensure continuity in the provision of Business, Vocational, Entrepreneurship, and Technical Training (BTVET) education across the globe. These strategies include individual learning, online or remote training, and focus group discussion. Several Scholarly studies show that it was not easy for developing countries like some African countries to adopt the online or remote education mechanism while the developed ones took a temporary short period to adjust to the new system. In this article, we used systematic literature review methodology to examine the enabling and impeding factors associated with COVID-19 pandemic that impacted the provision of BTVET education in African the setting right from the onset of the pandemic. We also identify mitigation strategies that should be put in place to abate similar future occurrence. We argue that the lack of strategic foresight in emergency readiness was a major cause of national failures to promptly combat COVID-19 in most African countries including Uganda. BTVET education in Uganda was not spared the bitter effects of the pandemic. However, the pandemic taught a number of hard lessons to the Government of Uganda to strategically outmaneuver the effects of the pandemic. We recommend a number of strategies for outmaneuvering any future effects of pandemics on the provision of BTVET education in Uganda.

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“…A substantial amount of literature has been published on the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on the mental health of different populations [12][13][14][15][16][17] . For university students, the closing of universities led to an abrupt loss of personal contact with peers and faculty and the postponement of curricula, research, practical work, and exchange programs 18 .…”

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Negative experiences and coping strategies to stressful situations by undergraduate University students during Covid- 19 lockdown period in Uganda

Ruth Ketty,

Saviour,

Ronald

et al. 2023

Afr H. Sci.

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Aim: To describe the negative experiences, coping strategies for stressful situations, and factors associated with COVID-19 worry among undergraduate students at Makerere University during the second COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study at Makerere University. Negative experiences and coping strategies were measured using a semi-structured questionnaire formulated based on literature and findings from previous studies on mental health and COVID-19. Descriptive statistics and measures of association were done using Stata 13.Results: A total of 301 participants were enrolled. Their median age were 23 years. The majority were male (192, 64.0 %), single (269, 89.7 %,) and on normal academic progress (241, 80.3 %). 48.0 % of the participants were worried about COVID-19. Disruption of students' academics (277, 92.0 %) and financial problems (184, 61.1 %) were the most reported negative experiences. Coping strategies included listening to music (203, 67.4 %), talking to family and friends (191, 63.5 %,) and watching movies (174, 57.8 %). Female students than males (aOR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.0— 45.0, p= 0.118) and students without paid employment than those with paid work (aOR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.0 —5.0, p=0.109) were more worried about COVID-19.Conclusion: Nearly half of the students were worried about COVID-19, which disrupted their social and academic lives. Thestudents utilized a myriad of coping strategies.

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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Ghana and Uganda

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Disruption in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among border populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda

Disruption in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among border populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda

Enabling and Impeding Factors in the Provision of Business, Vocational, Entrepreneurship, and Technical Training Education under COVID-19

Negative experiences and coping strategies to stressful situations by undergraduate University students during Covid- 19 lockdown period in Uganda

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