Psychosocial Distress and Well-Being among Acholi Women in Northern Uganda
2013
Horn, Rebecca
This paper addresses two main topics: the effects of conflict on the psychological; and well-being of women methodological issues related to the measurement of psychological well-being. The literature on these topics is reviewed, and data from a qualitative study conducted in northern Uganda is used to explore them in more depth. Finally, the paper considers the ways in which conflict has contributed to women's psychological distress in northern Uganda, and the implications of this study for future programming and research.
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出版者
World Bank, Washington, DC
其它主题
Intervention; Scarce resources; Prostitutes; Physical health; Wife; Mental illness; Male attitudes; Genocide; Extended families; Inequality; Single mothers; Polygamy; Epidemic; Household work; Community mechanisms; Progress; Injury; Health problems; Abduction; Gender inequality; Informed consent; Wives; Practitioners; Gender relations; Victims; Victims of violence; Lives of women; Women's health; Husbands; Knowledge base; Mental health of women; Journal of women; Household assets; Forced marriage; Inheritance; Prostitution; Depression; Self-image; Psychosocial work; Health of women; Protection of children; Family relationships; Armed conflict; Women refugees; Refugee; Will; Family support; Female interviewers; Hiv infection; Postconflict settings; Focus group discussions; Conflict resolution; Inheritance rights; Girls; Policy change; Woman; Personal hygiene; Life events; Home; Household property; Respect; Health effects; Mental; Economic opportunity; Social factors; Emotional support; Older women; Disease; Widows; Security situation; Husband; Descent; Physical abuse; Abuses; Widow; Gender roles; People with disabilities; Health interventions; Female; Psychological support; Family members; Clan leaders; Counselling; Social science; Grief; Community work; Father; Patriarchy; Health consequences; Psychotherapy; Adult literacy; Psychiatry
许可
Logica working paper series;no. 1http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/CC BY 3.0 IGO
来源
Logica working paper series;no. 1
2014-09-15
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