Re-Imagining Mental Healthcare in Kenya: Results From Mental Health Literacy Survey and Education Pilot

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Reframing Mental Health
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  • Elijah Marangu, MPH, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; Helen Rawson, PhD, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia; Fethi Mansouri, PhD, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

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Abstract

This paper presents findings from a multi-phase mixed methods study undertaken in Kenya in 2014/15. The study utilised WHO-AIMS to perform a mental health care gap analysis. A mental health literacy survey was undertaken, and results used to design and test an educational capacity-building program among primary health care workers.

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29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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2018-05-31T15:17:48Z
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Evidence LevelN/A
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KeywordsMental Health Care;
Capacity-building;
Low-income Countries
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Name29th International Nursing Research Congress
HostSigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Date2018
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