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Community based sociotherapy for depressive symptomatology of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda (CoSTAR): a protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Socioterapia en la comunidad para la sintomatología depresiva de los refugiados congoleños en Ruanda y Uganda (CoSTAR en su sigla en inglés): un protocolo para un ensayo controlado aleatorizado por grupos

卢旺达和乌干达刚果难民抑郁症状的社区社会治疗 (CoSTAR)：一个集群随机对照试验方案

Daniel M. Kagaboa Mental Health & Community Psychology and Behaviour Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Paul Bangiranab Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
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Girvan Burnsidec Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Anna Chiumentod Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Rui Duartec Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Darius Gishomaa Mental Health & Community Psychology and Behaviour Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Michelle Girvanc Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Angela Jansend Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Stefan Jansene Center for Mental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Rosco Kasujjaf Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
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Rachel Lubungaf Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
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Sarah Nevittc Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Lucie Nzarambad Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Emmanuel Sarabwed Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Clare Jacksonc Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Atif Rahmang Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Annemiek Richtersd Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Jude Robinsonh Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Theoneste Rutayisirea Mental Health & Community Psychology and Behaviour Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
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Peter Ventevogeli Division of Resilience and Solutions, Public Health Section, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Ross G. Whiteg Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2151281 | Received 15 Jun 2022, Accepted 11 Nov 2022, Published online: 20 Jan 2023

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