Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNsereko, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKizza, Dorothyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKigozi, Freden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSsebunnya, Joshuaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNdyanabangi, Sheilaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFlisher, Alanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Saraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMHaPP Research Programme Consortiumen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-11T12:03:31Z
dc.date.available2015-11-11T12:03:31Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Mental health facilities in Uganda remain underutilized, despite efforts to decentralize the services. One of the possible explanations for this is the help-seeking behaviours of people with mental health problems. Unfortunately little is known about the factors that influence the help-seeking behaviours. Delays in seeking proper treatment are known to compromise the outcome of the care.AIM:To examine the help-seeking behaviours of individuals with mental health problems, and the factors that may influence such behaviours in Uganda. METHOD:Sixty-two interviews and six focus groups were conducted with stakeholders drawn from national and district levels. Thematic analysis of the data was conducted using a framework analysis approach. RESULTS: The findings revealed that in some Ugandan communities, help is mostly sought from traditional healers initially, whereas western form of care is usually considered as a last resort. The factors found to influence help-seeking behaviour within the community include: beliefs about the causes of mental illness, the nature of service delivery, accessibility and cost, stigma. CONCLUSION: Increasing the uptake of mental health services requires dedicating more human and financial resources to conventional mental health services. Better understanding of socio-cultural factors that may influence accessibility, engagement and collaboration with traditional healers and conventional practitioners is also urgently required.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNsereko, J., Kizza, D., Kigozi, F., Ssebunnya, J., Ndyanabangi, S., Flisher, A., ... (2011). Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda. <i>International Journal of Mental Health Systems</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14903en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNsereko, James, Dorothy Kizza, Fred Kigozi, Joshua Ssebunnya, Sheila Ndyanabangi, Alan Flisher, Sara Cooper, and "Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda." <i>International Journal of Mental Health Systems</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14903en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNsereko, J. R., Kizza, D., Kigozi, F., Ssebunnya, J., Ndyanabangi, S., Flisher, A. J., & Cooper, S. (2011). Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda. International journal of mental health systems, 5(5).en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Nsereko, James AU - Kizza, Dorothy AU - Kigozi, Fred AU - Ssebunnya, Joshua AU - Ndyanabangi, Sheila AU - Flisher, Alan AU - Cooper, Sara AU - MHaPP Research Programme Consortium AB - INTRODUCTION: Mental health facilities in Uganda remain underutilized, despite efforts to decentralize the services. One of the possible explanations for this is the help-seeking behaviours of people with mental health problems. Unfortunately little is known about the factors that influence the help-seeking behaviours. Delays in seeking proper treatment are known to compromise the outcome of the care.AIM:To examine the help-seeking behaviours of individuals with mental health problems, and the factors that may influence such behaviours in Uganda. METHOD:Sixty-two interviews and six focus groups were conducted with stakeholders drawn from national and district levels. Thematic analysis of the data was conducted using a framework analysis approach. RESULTS: The findings revealed that in some Ugandan communities, help is mostly sought from traditional healers initially, whereas western form of care is usually considered as a last resort. The factors found to influence help-seeking behaviour within the community include: beliefs about the causes of mental illness, the nature of service delivery, accessibility and cost, stigma. CONCLUSION: Increasing the uptake of mental health services requires dedicating more human and financial resources to conventional mental health services. Better understanding of socio-cultural factors that may influence accessibility, engagement and collaboration with traditional healers and conventional practitioners is also urgently required. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1752-4458-5-5 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Journal of Mental Health Systems LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda TI - Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14903 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14903
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-5-5
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNsereko J, Kizza D, Kigozi F, Ssebunnya J, Ndyanabangi S, Flisher A, et al. Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14903.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2011 Nsereko et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Mental Health Systemsen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.ijmhs.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherMental health facilitiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherhelp-seeking behaviouren_ZA
dc.subject.othermental illnessen_ZA
dc.subject.otherUgandan communitiesen_ZA
dc.subject.othertraditional healersen_ZA
dc.subject.otherstigmaen_ZA
dc.subject.othermental illness causesen_ZA
dc.titleStakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Ugandaen_ZA
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