Epidemiology of sleep health and associations with mental health among in-school adolescents in Uganda: A cross-sectional mixed-methods study
Ugandan adolescents face substantial sleep challenges, which are associated with poor mental health. Evidence-based interventions should be adapted for specific social-ecological contexts to improve sleep and mental health in this population.
Authors
- Katherine A. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-0728)
- Faith Orchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5324-5007)
- Connie Alezuyo
- Helen A. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7936)
- Femke Bannink Mbazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-3431)
- Betty Nyangoma
- Chris Bonell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6253-6498)
- Beatrice Nanyonga
- Daniel Michelson
- Rebecca Kyomugisha
- Aaron Nyaruhuma
- Ratifah Batuusa
- Fiona C. Baker
- Denis Ndekezi
- Sheila Kasabiiti
- Benson Muhindo
- Nambusi Kyegombe
- Claudia Ateo
- Calvin Robert Rutainama
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- SRI International (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports (UG)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Health
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2025.12.007
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00