Attitudes of primary health care providers towards people with mental illness: Evidence from two districts in Zambia

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 290-297

  Kapungwe, A ^a   Cooper, S ^b   Mayeya, J ^c   Mwanza, J ^a   Mwape, L ^a   Sikwese, A ^a   Lund, C ^b   Flisher, Alan J ^b   Agossou, Therese ^d   Drew, Natalie ^d   Faydi, Edwige ^d   Funk, Michelle ^d   Bhana, Arvin ^e   Doku, Victor ^f   Green, Andrew ^g   Omar, Mayeh ^g   Kigozi, Fred ^h   Knapp, Martin ⁱ   Mulutsi, Eva N ^j   Ndyanabangi, Sheila Zaramba ^k   Ofori Atta, Angela ^l   Osei, Akwasi ^m   Petersen, Inge ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h Butabika Hospital   (Uganda)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j University of London ^*  (South Africa)

^k MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^m GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

more..

Author keywords

Discrimination; Mental health; Primary health care givers; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; STEREOTYPING; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84857855766     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v14i4.6     Document Type: Article

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