Mental Health and Psychosocial Factors Among HIV-Positive Adolescents in Uganda

35.2% of adolescents living with HIV in Uganda's Teso region were found to have mental health problems, with suicidal tendencies being the most common at 31%. Mary Abwola Olwedo collected this data using the HEADSS psychosocial assessment tool from adolescents aged 10–19 in selected health facilities. The data was last updated on 2026-04-29.

Use Cases

• Assessing prevalence of mental health problems based on HEADSS tool scores
• Identifying protective or risk factors for mental health based on sociodemographic variables like living arrangements and employment status
• Modeling associations between psychosocial factors and mental health outcomes using logistic regression

Strengths

• Prevalence figures are provided (35.2% overall, 31% suicidal tendencies)
• Specific Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) for associated factors are included in the description
• Data collection used a standardized psychosocial assessment tool (HEADSS)

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is limited to a specific region (Teso, Uganda) and a small population subset

Provenance

Source

Mary Abwola Olwedo via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using the HEADSS tool, collected digitally via Kobo Collect

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 17:38:06; freshness should be verified

Geography

Teso region, Uganda