Adverse childhood experiences, re-trafficking vulnerability, and mental health outcomes among women survivors of human trafficking in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional analysis

Violet Nkwanzi; Robert M. Bulamba; David Okech; Catherine Carlson; Emmanuel Kyasanku; Sylvia Namakula; Deneen Evans; Alex Daama; Stephen Mugamba; Dorah Akello; Emmanuel Menya; Jackline B. Nammanda; James Nkale; Rogers Kasirye; Fred Nalugoda; Godfrey Kigozi; Gertrude Nakigozi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0334419

Adverse childhood experiences, re-trafficking vulnerability, and mental health outcomes among women survivors of human trafficking in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional analysis

Violet Nkwanzi
, Robert M. Bulamba
, David Okech
, Catherine Carlson
, Emmanuel Kyasanku
, Sylvia Namakula
, Deneen Evans
, Alex Daama
, Stephen Mugamba
, Dorah Akello
, Emmanuel Menya
, Jackline B. Nammanda
, James Nkale
, Rogers Kasirye
, Fred Nalugoda
, Godfrey Kigozi
, Gertrude Nakigozi

Department of Social Work

Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO)
University of Georgia
University of Alabama
Healing and Resilience after Trauma (HaRT)
Centre on Anti-trafficking Research and Empowerment (CATRE)
Uganda Youth Development Link

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Original language	English
Article number	e0334419
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	20
Issue number	11 November
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334419
State	Published - Nov 2025

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Nkwanzi, V., Bulamba, R. M., Okech, D., Carlson, C., Kyasanku, E., Namakula, S., Evans, D., Daama, A., Mugamba, S., Akello, D., Menya, E., Nammanda, J. B., Nkale, J., Kasirye, R., Nalugoda, F., Kigozi, G., & Nakigozi, G. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences, re-trafficking vulnerability, and mental health outcomes among women survivors of human trafficking in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS ONE, 20(11 November), Article e0334419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334419

Nkwanzi, V, Bulamba, RM, Okech, D, Carlson, C, Kyasanku, E, Namakula, S, Evans, D, Daama, A, Mugamba, S, Akello, D, Menya, E, Nammanda, JB, Nkale, J, Kasirye, R, Nalugoda, F, Kigozi, G & Nakigozi, G 2025, 'Adverse childhood experiences, re-trafficking vulnerability, and mental health outcomes among women survivors of human trafficking in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional analysis', PLoS ONE, vol. 20, no. 11 November, e0334419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334419

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