Rural Friendship Bench: A qualitative study in Zaka district, Zimbabwe

K. Kidia, D. Machando, V. Dzoro, D. Chibanda, M. Abas, E. Manda, A. Mutengerere, T. Nyandoro, M. Chawarika, D. Majichi, J.H. van Dijk and H. Jack

Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 348, issue C

Abstract: We piloted the Friendship Bench—an evidence-based, urban-area task sharing intervention for common mental disorders—in rural Zimbabwe. The intervention combines problem solving therapy with income generating activities. This study sought to understand the intervention's implementation in terms of acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability as well as local attitudes towards mental wellbeing in rural Zimbabwe.

Keywords: Task sharing; Mental health; Problem-solving therapy; Rural; Qualitative; Implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116791

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