Mental health literacy
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Comic book. This is an educational intervention providing general information on anxiety and depression to increase mental health literacy in the form of a comic book.
Group 2: Flyer. This is
Sponsors
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 24 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Minors under 18 years old: Parents or guardians must provide written informed consent, and the minor participant must provide informed assent. - Adults (18 years of age and above) must provide written informed consent. - Study participants must be residents of the study area.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who do not meet the above-listed criteria will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The total score of mental health literacy measured by the Universal Mental Health Literacy - Adolescents Scale before and after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms from the Patient Health Questionnaire, anxiety symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and intention to cope with loneliness from the Coping with Loneliness Scale after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Public ContactDavid Guwatudde
Makerere University School of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed