Author

Opondo PR

Head of Department, Department of Psychiatry, University of Botswana - Cited by 212 - Stigma - HIV and Mental Health - Substance Use

Biography

Opondo PR is currently working as Assistant Programme Director at University of botswana. He is implementing teaching programmes for undergraduate,postgraduate and medical interns.He is a Doctor of Philosophy.His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Psychoactive substance use among first-year students in a Botswana University: pattern and demographic correlates
AA Olashore, O Ogunwobi, E Totego, PR OpondoBMC psychiatry 18 (1), 1-9, 2018201
48
2018
Pharmacotherapeutic interventions for bipolar disorder type II: addressing multiple symptoms and approaches with a particular emphasis on strategies in lower and middle-income …
B Godman, C Grobler, M Van-De-Lisle, J Wale, WB Barbosa, A Massele, ...Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy 20 (18), 2237-2255, 2019201
41
2019
HIV prevalence among hospitalized patients at the main psychiatric referral hospital in Botswana
PR Opondo, AR Ho-Foster, J Ayugi, B Hatitchki, M Pumar, WB Bilker, ...AIDS and Behavior 22, 1503-1516, 2018201
21
2018
“It’s when the trees blossom”: explanatory beliefs, stigma, and mental illness in the context of HIV in Botswana
TD Becker, AR Ho-Foster, OB Poku, S Marobela, H Mehta, DTX Cao, ...Qualitative health research 29 (11), 1566-1580, 2019201
18
2019
Caregiver burden and correlates among caregivers of children and adolescents with psychiatric morbidity: a descriptive cross sectional study
K Molebatsi, D Ndetei, P OpondoJournal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health 29 (2), 117-7, 2017201
12
2017
Prescribing pattern of psychotropic medications in child psychiatric practice in a mental referral hospital in Botswana
A Olashore, J Ayugi, P OpondoThe Pan African Medical Journal 26, 2017201
11
2017
Stigma, structural vulnerability, and “what matters most” among women living with HIV in Botswana, 2017
LH Yang, OB Poku, S Misra, HT Mehta, S Rampa, MM Eisenberg, ...American journal of public health 1 (7), 1309-1317, 2021202
11
2021
Mental health research in Botswana: a semi-systematic scoping review
PR Opondo, AA Olashore, K Molebatsi, CJ Othieno, JO AyugiJournal of International Medical Research 48 (10), 0300060520966458, 2020202
11
2020
‘Mothers moving towards empowerment’intervention to reduce stigma and improve treatment adherence in pregnant women living with HIV in Botswana: study protocol for a pragmatic …
OB Poku, AR Ho-Foster, P Entaile, S Misra, H Mehta, S Rampa, ...Trials 21, 1-16, 2020202
10
2020
Mental health in Botswana
P Sidandi, P Opondo, S TidimaneInternational Psychiatry 8 (3), 66-68, 2011201
9
2011
A pilot pragmatic trial of a “what matters most”-based intervention targeting intersectional stigma related to being pregnant and living with HIV in Botswana
LH Yang, EL Eschliman, H Mehta, S Misra, OB Poku, P Entaile, TD Becker, ...AIDS Research and Therapy 19 (1), 2, 2022202
6
2022
Cannabis use disorder among first-year undergraduate students in Gaborone, Botswana
AA Olashore, PR Opondo, JA Ogunjumo, JO AyugiSubstance abuse: research and treatment 1, 117822182090136, 2020202
4
2020
Developing a medical school psychiatry training program in Botswana: Overcoming obstacles with innovation
M Pumar, P Opondo, J Ayugi, M ReidAcademic Medicine 89 (8), S111-S112, 20120
4
2014
Reflections on Qualitatively Investigating HIV and Mental Illness Stigma in Botswana with a Multicultural and Multinational Team
OB Poku, TD Becker, AR Ho-Foster, S Rampa, P Entaile, L Yang, H Mehta, ...SAGE Publications Ltd, 000
2
2020
Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study
AA Olashore, K Molebatsi, O Musindo, K Bojosi, I Obadia, ...SAGE Open Medicine 10, 0503111085095, 0
2
2022
Alcohol Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
P Opondo, J Ayugi, A Olashore, T TeseletsoSubstance Use and Misuse in sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Intervention, and …, 20220
1
2021
Assessment of voluntary HIV counseling and testing service utilisation and associated health service related factors among out of school youth in Nakuru Kenya: a cross …
J Ayugi, A Olashore, P Opondo, I CheruiyotInternational Knowledge Sharing Platform, oaji. net/journals-list-by …, 20720
1
2017

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