Factors affecting utilization of mental health services from Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities of western hilly district of Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the factors affecting mental health service utilization from Primary Health Care facilities of Arghakhanchi district, a western hilly district of Nepal.

Background

Mental health service utilization has many facilitating and hindering factors present at different socio-ecological levels. Stigma and lack of awareness in the community have been identified as the major barriers for mental health service demand and access worldwide.

Methods

A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted in Arghakhanchi district of Nepal in July-August 2019 that collected information through face-to-face In-depth and Key Informant Interviews of three categories of participants selected judgmentally. Thirty-two purposively selected participants from the three categories wer

SUBMITTER: Devkota G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087454 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature