Traditional and biomedical care pathways for mental well-being in rural Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing access to mental health services in biomedical settings (e.g., primary care and specialty clinics) in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional healing continues to be widely available and used in these settings as well. Our goal was to explore how the general public, traditional healers, and biomedical clinicians perceive the different types of services and make decisions regarding using one or both types of care.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews using a pilot tested semi-structured protocol around the subjects of belief, traditional healers, and seeking care. We conducted 124 interviews comprising 40 traditional healers, 79 general community members, and five physicians. We then performed qualitative analyses according to a ground

SUBMITTER: Pham TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792081 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature