Barriers and Facilitators to Father's Engagement in a Depression and Alcohol Use Intervention in Kenya: Father, Family, and Community Factors.

ABSTRACT: In Kenya, there is a treatment gap for depression and alcohol use that is especially large for fathers, which has consequences for families. While treatments exist, there are challenges to implementation. This study aimed to understand barriers and facilitators to implementing a treatment for fathers' depression and alcohol use in Eldoret, Kenya. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Integrated Sustainability Framework, we conducted 18 key informant interviews and 7 focus group discussions (31 total participants) with stakeholders in Eldoret (hospital leaders, policy makers, mental health providers, community leaders, fathers, lay providers, and patients previously engaged in treatment). Interviews were analyzed using the framework method; themes were mat

SUBMITTER: Giusto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature