Experience and perceptions of mental ill-health in people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding the lived experience of mental health and illness in people with epilepsy has been little investigated in Africa and yet is essential to inform person-centered care. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences mental ill-health in the contexts of the lives of people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia.

Methods

A phenomenological approach was employed using in-depth individual interviews with PWE. Participants were selected purposely. The setting was Gurage Zone in south-central Ethiopia, where efforts had been made to expand access to mental health and epilepsy care through integration in primary health care. Thematic analysis was used.

Result

Twenty-two participant were interviewed (8 women, 14 men). The following themes were identifie

SUBMITTER: Tsigebrhan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643256 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature