Search Results - "Barasa, Julius"

A descriptive survey of substance use treatment facilities in Uasin Gishu County Kenya by Jaguga, Florence, Turissini, Matthew, Barasa, Julius, Kimaiyo, Mercy, Araka, Joash, Okeyo, Lily, Kwobah, Edith

“…Substance use disorders are a major problem in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The objective of this study was to describe the existing resources within substance…”
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Mental healthcare services in Kenyan counties: a descriptive survey of four counties in Western Kenya by Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Turissini, Matthew, Barasa, Julius, Kimaiyo, Mercy, Okeyo, Lily, Araka, Joash, Njiriri, Faith, Matundura, Richard, Jaguga, Florence

“…The government of Kenya has made progressive efforts towards improving mental health services in the country. However there is little documentation of mental…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya by Jaguga, Florence, Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Giusto, Ali, Apondi, Edith, Barasa, Julius, Korir, Mercy, Rono, Wilter, Kosgei, Gilliane, Puffer, Eve, Ott, Mary

“…Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the…”
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Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya by Jaguga, Florence, Ott, Mary A., Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Apondi, Edith, Giusto, Ali, Barasa, Julius, Kosgei, Gilliane, Rono, Wilter, Korir, Mercy, Puffer, Eve S.

“…Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and…”
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20.3 Feasibility and Acceptability of a Peer-Delivered Substance Use Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth Attending an Adolescent Outpatient Clinic in Western Kenya by Jaguga, Florence, Apondi, Edith, Kwobah, Edith, Puffer, Eve, Giusto, Ali, Barasa, Julius, Ott, Mary

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A systematic review of substance use and substance use disorder research in Kenya by Jaguga, Florence, Kiburi, Sarah Kanana, Temet, Eunice, Barasa, Julius, Karanja, Serah, Kinyua, Lizz, Kwobah, Edith Kamaru

“…The burden of substance use in Kenya is significant. The objective of this study was to systematically summarize existing literature on substance use in Kenya,…”
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Addressing the substance use treatment gap in Africa using digital screening and brief interventions by Jaguga, Florence, Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Barasa, Julius, Mwogi, Thomas, Giusto, Ali

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Exploring psychotic symptoms among substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers without a psychosis diagnosis: A cross-country study across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa by Kisiang'ani, Isaac Babu, Aden, Mohammed, Mwangi, Henry R., Akena, Dickens, Alemayehu, Melkam, Barasa, Julius, Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella, Kariuki, Symon M., Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Mwema, Rehema M., Newton, Charles R.J.C., Ongeri, Linnet, Pretorius, Adele, Stein, Dan J., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Atwoli, Lukoye

“…•Investigated psychotic symptoms in substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers in Africa.•Utilized the PSQ for screening psychotic symptoms,…”
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Peer-delivered Problem-solving Therapy for Adolescent Mental Health in Kenya: Adaptation for Context and Training of Peer-counselors by Giusto, Ali, Vander Missen, Marissa R, Kosgei, Gilliane, Njiriri, Faith, Puffer, Eve, Kamaru Kwobah, Edith, Barasa, Julius, Turissini, Matthew, Rasmussen, Justin, Ott, Mary, Binayo, Joseph, Rono, Wilter, Jaguga, Florence

“…Peer-delivered interventions for adolescent mental health can help address poor access to mental health interventions. Questions remain about how interventions…”
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