Barriers to mental health services utilization in the Niger delta region of nigeria: Service users' perspectives

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-

  Jack Ide, Izibeloko Omi ^a   Uys, Leana ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Barrier; Cultural beliefs; Mental health education; Mental health service; Niger delta; Nigeria; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; STIGMA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BARRIER; CULTURAL BELIEFS; MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SERVICE UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878207729     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.159.1970     Document Type: Article

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