Prevalence and correlates of depression among older persons in rural eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, Peter Kisaakye, Shafiq Kawooya, Monica M Diaz, Noeline Nakasujja · 2026
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Stephen Ojiambo Wandera and colleagues measured depression among older people in rural eastern Uganda and asked what travels with it. Their cross-sectional study appeared in Global Health Action in 2026. It surveyed 598 people aged sixty and over in the Busia and Namayingo districts. More than half reported moderate to severe symptoms, a burden the authors call neglected where mental health services barely reach.
Several hardships doubled or nearly tripled the odds. Depending on children for a living, cooking and lighting with firewood, living alone or feeling socially cut off, and having fallen or fearing falls all stood out in the modeling. Each marker points at poverty, isolation, or frailty rather than at brain chemistry alone. The authors call for screening and treatment built into the services older rural people already touch. Depression at this scale, they argue, is a service delivery failure as much as a diagnosis.
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| CREATOR | Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, Peter Kisaakye, Shafiq Kawooya, Monica M Diaz, Noeline Nakasujja |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |