Survey of non-conventional mental health care facilities in Cote d'Ivoire: first stage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental illnesses and disabilities as well as epileptic diseases remain an important public health issue. In Côte d'Ivoire, the provision of psychiatric care and specialised psychosocial facilities is almost non-existent. This study is based on the hypothesis that the care of people suffering from mental illness and epilepsy in Côte d'Ivoire is mainly in the hands of non-conventional mental health care facilities, including so-called 'Prayer Camps'. These work according to traditional and spiritual principles and are mostly not registered or controlled by the Ivorian authorities.

Methods

This study is the first stage of a multi-stage study. For the first stage, a quantitative method with an exploratory and descriptive aim was chosen. 541 non-conventional mental hea

SUBMITTER: Koua AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature