Health system constraints in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare in rural Uganda: perspectives of primary care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization issued recommendations to guide the process of integrating mental health services into primary healthcare. However, there has been general as well as context specific shortcomings in the implementation of these recommendations. In Uganda, mental health services are intended to be decentralized and integrated into general healthcare, but, the services are still underutilized especially in rural areas.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore the health systems constraints to the integration of mental health services into PHC in Uganda from the perspective of primary health care providers (PHCPs).

Methods

This was a cross sectional qualitative study guided by the Supporting the Use of Research Evidence (SURE) framework. W

SUBMITTER: Wakida EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429816 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature