Research on Socio-Neuro-Biological determinants of Health Risk Behavior of adolescents

Derrick-Ssewanyana

On 5 November presented his research on Socio-Neuro-Biological determinants of Health Risk Behavior of adolescents within an HIV context in Sub Sahara Africa.

Derrick works in Kilifi, Kenya, with his supervisors prof Amina Abubakar and Prof Charles Newton. Currently he is visiting the department of Clinical Child and Family Studies for two months in order to finish his dissertation under supervision of prof Anneloes van Baar. His interesting findings may benefit adolescents in SSA through further research and intervention programs.

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Publications

  • Ssewanyana, D., Abubakar, A., Van Baar, A., Mwangala, P. N., & Newton, C. R. (2018). Frontiers in Public Health, 6,11.

  • Health Risk Behaviour among Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ssewanyana, D., Mwangala, P. N., van Baar, A., Newton, C. R., & Abubakar, A. (2018). BioMed Research International.

  • Health risk behavior among chronically ill adolescents: a systematic review of assessment tools. Ssewanyana, D., Nyongesa, M. K., Baar, A., Newton, C. R., & Abubakar, A. (2017). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 11(1), 32.

  • Ssewanyana, D., Mwangala, P. N., Marsh, V., Jao, I., van Baar, A., Newton, C. R., & Abubakar, A. (2017). Journal of Health Psychology, 23(2):188-205.