Key barriers to the provision and utilization of mental health services in low-and middle-income countries: a scope study

Y Sarikhani, P Bastani, M Rafiee, Z Kavosi… - … mental health journal, 2021 - Springer
Inadequate attention has been given to the provision of mental health (MH) services
especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study was aimed to identify key …

Exploring barriers to mental health services utilization at Kabutare district hospital of Rwanda: Perspectives from patients

O Muhorakeye, E Biracyaza - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Barriers to mental health interventions globally remain a health concern; however, these are
more prominent in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The barriers to accessibility …

Implementation considerations for non-communicable disease-related integration in primary health care: a rapid review of qualitative evidence

N Leon, H Xu - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Integrated delivery of primary health care (PHC) services is a health reform
recommended for achieving ambitious targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and …

Primary health care nurses' mental health knowledge and attitudes towards patients and mental health care in a South African metropolitan municipality

NG Kigozi-Male, JC Heunis, MC Engelbrecht - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In South Africa, there are on-going calls to integrate mental health
services into existing primary health care (PHC) programmes such as Tuberculosis (TB) …

Improving case detection of tuberculosis in hospitalised Kenyan children—employing the behaviour change wheel to aid intervention design and implementation

JN Oliwa, J Nzinga, E Masini, MB van Hensbroek… - Implementation …, 2020 - Springer
Background The true burden of tuberculosis in children remains unknown, but
approximately 65% go undetected each year. Guidelines for tuberculosis clinical decision …

Inequities in the delivery of mental health care: a grounded theory study of the policy context of primary care

R Ashcroft, M Menear, J Silveira, S Dahrouge… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Strengthening capacity for mental health in primary care improves health
outcomes by providing timely access to coordinated and integrated mental health care. The …

Health system constraints in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare in rural Uganda: perspectives of primary care providers

EK Wakida, ES Okello, GZ Rukundo, D Akena… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization issued recommendations to guide the
process of integrating mental health services into primary healthcare. However, there has …

Dementia assessment and diagnostic practices of healthcare workers in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional qualitative study

R Kamoga, GZ Rukundo, EK Wakida… - BMC Health Services …, 2019 - Springer
Background An estimated 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer's disease and
related dementias (ADRD), and this number is projected to increase with the growth of the …

Barriers and facilitators for implementing mental health services into the Ethiopian health extension program: a qualitative study

K Yitbarek, Z Birhanu, GT Tucho, S Anand… - … and Healthcare Policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has integrated mental health services into the
community health service, but it has not yet been implemented. Therefore, this study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Participation in gardening activity and its association with improved mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda

HE Ainamani, WM Bamwerinde, GZ Rukundo… - Preventive medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence from high-income settings suggests that gardening is associated with reductions in
depression, anxiety, and stress. The benefits of gardening are less well understood by …