Service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in a rural African setting: qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is little evidence from LMICs to guide this process. The aim of this study was to explore barriers to, and facilitators of, service user/caregiver involvement in rural Ethiopia to inform the development of a scalable approach.

Methods

Thirty nine semi-structured interviews were carried out with purposively selected mental health service users (n = 13), caregivers (n = 10), heads of primary care facilities (n = 8) and policy makers/planners/service developers (n = 8). The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed in Amharic, and translated into English. Thematic analysis was a

SUBMITTER: Abayneh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437561 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature