THE EFFECTS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL INTERVENTION ON PERCEIVED SOBRIETY IN SELECTED REFERRAL HOSPITALS AND REHABILITATION CENTRES IN KAMPALA AND WAKISO DISTRICTS, UGANDA. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Celestine  Lindrio; Pio Frank  Kiyingi; Paul Nyende

doi:10.51168/sjhrafrica.v5i6.1165

Authors

Celestine Lindrio Nkumba University School of Postgraduate Studies and Research P.O. Box. P.O. Box 237, Entebbe Uganda
Dr. Kiyingi Pio Frank (PhD) Nkumba University P.O. Box 237 Entebbe-Uganda
Dr. Nyende Paul (PhD) Makerere University School of Psychology P.O. Box. P.O. Box 237, Entebbe Uganda P.O Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v5i6.1165

Keywords:

Alcohol, Recovery Interventions, socio-Cultural, Rehabilitation Centres

Abstract

Background

Alcohol presents a serious challenge worldwide; it is increasingly associated with negative consequences in developing countries including Uganda which bear the heaviest burden of diseases and injuries attributed to alcohol. Alcohol abuse is alarming despite the availability of treatment facilities in Uganda. The study objective was to analyze the effect of recovery interventions on perceived sobriety in Butabika National Referral Hospital and Serenity Rehabilitation Centre in the Wakiso and Kampala districts, Uganda. The post-positivist paradigm guided the study.

Methods

The research adopted a cross-sectional research design with a mixed-method approach known as simultaneous triangulation design. Using purposive sampling and simple random sampling, Data was collected, and questionnaires and interview guides were used. 338 subjects participated in the study. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was employed in hypothesis testing. Primary data was collected using self – self-administered questionnaires and Focused group discussions to obtain in-depth results.

Results

Sociocultural intervention and perceived sobriety have r=0.544, with a probability value p=0.000 < a=0.01 suggesting a significant correlation. The null hypothesis was rejected; which implies that sociocultural intervention significantly positively correlates with perceived sobriety at a one percent level of significance. “Culturally, alcohol is taken when twins were born and at the initiation “wall” ceremony, a day for receiving the twins into the family, the birth of a new baby, marriage introduction, paying dowry and wedding ceremonies”.

Conclusion

The more socio-cultural intervention is utilized in treatment facilities, the more sobriety is realized. Therefore, having workable socio-cultural intervention would help to reduce perceived sobriety.

Recommendation

The Ministry of Health through the mental health desk office encourages mental health practitioners to empower therapists in the treatment facilities to give more attention to using sociocultural intervention to address beliefs about excessive use of alcohol.

Author Biography

Celestine Lindrio , Nkumba University School of Postgraduate Studies and Research P.O. Box. P.O. Box 237, Entebbe Uganda

Lindrio Celestine is a Professional Counseling Psychologist and a PhD candidate in Counselling Psychologist. She has a degree of Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology; she specialized in Marriage and Family Psychotherapy with Bishop Magambo Counselor Training Institute branch of Uganda Martyrs University Nkonzi 2011 intake and graduated in 2014. Has researched on:

“Alcohol abuse by Parents and child Neglect in Families in Moyo Sub-County Moyo District”

She is a Religious Nun belonging to the Religious Missionary Congregation of Mary Mother of the Church (MSMMC). She mentors, does individual counseling and supervises counseling students of the University of Kisubi (Unik) and is a lecturer and practicum supervisor with the students of Mental Health Counseling Psychology at Uganda Martyrs University (UMU).

She is the National Coordinator for the All Africa Conference Sister to Sister (AACSS) program under Association of Religious in Uganda (ARU) 2018—

She taught courses in Counseling Psychology at UniK for Six (6) years as an undergraduate and four (4) years in a Master’s program at UniK.

She mentored practicum both on-site and field practicum for undergraduate students of counseling psychology and was a consultant in practicum for Master Students at (UniK).

She has a recommendable Mastery of Experiential therapy, Counseling Theory and Practice.

She is the administrator of the School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR) in charge of the graduate students at the University of Kisubi (UniK) research dissertations progress and completion, organizes workshops, seminars, training, capacity building of the graduate students and staff, she also supervises graduate students on research 2018----

She is the coordinator for Exhibition and Innovations at UniK 2016----

She is a mentor for Practicum for Master Students in Mental Health Counseling Psychology (MHCP) UMU Rubaga Branch 2019-----.