Josephine Akellot

ORCID: 0009-0008-8114-3957
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Research Areas
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Parental Involvement in Education

HealthRight International
2024

World Health Organization - Uganda
2023

George Washington University
2023

Harvard Global Health Institute
2023

University of South Florida
2023

World Health Organization
2023

Makerere University
2019-2023

Harvard University
2023

Transcultural Mental Health Institute
2023

Health systems globally demand more competent workers but lack competency-based training programs to reach their goals. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a curriculum (EQUIP-FHS) for trainers and supervisors teach foundational helping knowledge, attitudes skills, guided by WHO/UNICEF EQUIP platform, improve competency in-service pre-service from various health other service sectors. A mixed-methods, uncontrolled before-and-after trial was conducted in Nepal, Peru, Uganda 2020 2021....

10.1017/gmh.2023.43 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2023-01-01

Abstract Background The war in South Sudan has displaced more than four million people, with Uganda hosting the largest number of Sudanese refugees. Research shown elevated levels alcohol misuse and psychological distress among these World Health Organization (WHO) developed a trans-diagnostic scalable intervention called Problem Management Plus (PM +) to reduce populations exposed adversities. Our study aims evaluate effectiveness cost-effectiveness CHANGE intervention, which builds on PM +...

10.1186/s13063-024-07980-7 article EN cc-by Trials 2024-02-27

Background The use of feedback to address gaps and reinforce skills is a key component successful competency-based mental health psychosocial support intervention training approaches. Competency-based during supervision for personnel delivering psychological interventions vital safe effective care. Aims For non-specialists trained in low-resource settings, there lack standardised systems. This study explores perspectives on feedback, using structured role-plays that are featured the Ensuring...

10.1192/bjo.2024.37 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BJPsych Open 2024-06-03

Background: Deaf children face many challenges in dealing with educational opportunities and ensuring attainment of academic skills. A parent's involvement the child's education has potential to enhance performance. We sought study association between parental achievement among deaf Uganda.Methods: Using purposive consecutive sampling, one hundred eight parents (Primary 1 7) were recruited from Mulago School for Kampala, Uganda. The Parental Involvement Questionnaire was used measure...

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.53 article EN African Health Sciences 2019-08-21

Abstract Evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of mental health psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for men in humanitarian settings is limited. Moreover, engagement retention such has been challenging. Adaptations may therefore be required to improve appropriateness acceptability these men. This study conducted formative research examined feasibility combining an MHPSS intervention, Self-Help Plus, with a brief intervention reduce harmful alcohol use among refugee Uganda....

10.1017/gmh.2024.103 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2024-01-01
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