Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro
GAD-7 was translated into Runyoro and Luganda, two Ugandan languages, and both translations showed good psychometric properties. The prevalence of likely anxiety disorders was low in this diverse large Ugandan population sample, the largest population study on anxiety in Uganda to date. The low prevalence could partly be due to individuals with more severe anxiety symptoms not participating or GAD-7 not including local idioms of anxiety. Further clinical validation is required.
Authors
- Amanda P. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-6973)
- Cristina Espinosa da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-1616)
- Robert Bulamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-5041)
- Stephen Mugamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1608-7247)
- Grace Kigozi
- Leo Ziegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-4803)
- Anders Hammarberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-5227)
- Alex Daama
- Anna Mia Ekström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-1171)
- Emmanuel Kyasanku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-278X)
- Anna‐Clara Hollander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-5804)
- Fred Nalugoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-9293)
- Godfrey Kigozi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9142-6870)
Institutions
- Public Health Agency of Sweden (SE)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Africa Center (US)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06944-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Fredrik och Ingrid Thurings Stiftelse
- Karolinska Institutet
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Erik och Edith Fernströms Stiftelse för Medicinsk Forskning