Community-based mental health screening & referral for flood-affected women in rural Pakistan: an intervention feasibility study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

South Asia carries the burden of a rapidly changing climate with floods and extreme heat. These disasters further translate into mental health distress, financial stress and detrimental effects on well-being, with women being the most vulnerable. This study aims to demonstrate that mental health screening, referral and resilience-building group sessions can be successfully administered by community health workers and primary health facility staff in a flood-affected rural population of women in Pakistan and provide evidence on the effectiveness of this approach for improving their mental health status.

Methods and analysis

A quasi-experimental design with a comparison group will be used for the study, preceded by a formative phase. The formative phase evaluated

SUBMITTER: Das JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551463 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature