作者
Christine W Musyimi, Victoria N Mutiso, David M Ndetei, Isabel Unanue, Dhru Desai, Sita G Patel, Abednego M Musau, David C Henderson, Erick S Nandoya, Joske Bunders
发表日期
2017/12
来源
International journal of mental health systems
卷号
11
页码范围
1-10
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
The study was conducted to explore challenges faced by trained informal health providers referring individuals with suspected mental disorders for treatment, and potential opportunities to counter these challenges.
Methods
The study used a qualitative focus group approach. It involved community health workers, traditional and faith healers from Makueni County in Kenya. Ten Focus Group Discussions were conducted in the local language, recorded and transcribed verbatim and translated. Using a thematic analysis approach, data were entered into NVivo 7 for analysis and coding.
Results
Results demonstrate that during the initial intake phase, challenges included patients’ mistrust of informal health providers and cultural misunderstanding and stigma related to mental illness. Between initial intake and …
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