Mental health literacy of school-going adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a regional systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assessing mental health literacy has implications for the identification and treatment of mental health problems. Adolescents have been identified as a particularly important target group for initiating and improving mental health literacy. However, much of what we know about adolescent mental health literacy comes from high-income countries. This proposed review seeks to synthesise the available published primary evidence from sub-Saharan Africa on the status and measurement of mental health literacy among school-going adolescents.

Methods and analysis

We will perform a systematic review reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement (PRISMA-2020). We will systematically search selected global databases (E

SUBMITTER: Sodi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490578 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature