Stigma-related mental health knowledge and attitudes among primary health workers and community health volunteers in rural Kenya

Victoria N Mutiso, Christine W Musyimi, Sameera S Nayak, Abednego M Musau, Tahilia Rebello, Erick Nandoya, Albert K Tele, Kathleen Pike and David M Ndetei

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2017, vol. 63, issue 6, 508-517

Abstract: Background: The study was conducted in rural Kenya and assessed stigma in health workers from primary health facilities. Aims: This study compared variations in stigma-related mental health knowledge and attitudes between primary health workers (HWs) and community health volunteers (CHVs). Methods: Participants ( n  = 44 HWs and n  = 60 CHVs) completed the self-report Mental Health Knowledge Schedule and the Reported and Intended Behavior Scale, along with sociodemographic questions. Multiple regression models were used to assess predictors of mental health knowledge and stigmatizing behaviors. Results: HWs had significantly higher mean mental health knowledge scores than CHVs, p  

Keywords: Stigma; mental illness; Kenya; rural; community health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764017716953

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