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Reframing mental health

Abstract

This paper presents findings from a multi-phase mixed methods study undertaken in Kenya in 2014/15. The study utilised WHO-AIMS to perform a mental health care gap analysis. A mental health literacy survey was undertaken, and results used to design and test an educational capacity-building program among primary health care workers.

Author Details

Elijah Marangu, MPH, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; Helen Rawson, PhD, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia; Fethi Mansouri, PhD, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

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Lead Author Affiliation

Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Mental Health Care, Capacity-Building, Low-Income Countries

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Re-imagining mental healthcare in Kenya: Results from mental health literacy survey and education pilot

Melbourne, Australia

This paper presents findings from a multi-phase mixed methods study undertaken in Kenya in 2014/15. The study utilised WHO-AIMS to perform a mental health care gap analysis. A mental health literacy survey was undertaken, and results used to design and test an educational capacity-building program among primary health care workers.