Profile of suicide in rural Cameroon: Are health systems doing enough?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 985-992

  Keugoung, Basile ^a,b,c   Kongnyu, Emmanuel Tabah ^d   Meli, Jean ^e   Criel, Bart ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^b Research Education and Health Development Associate's Group (REHDAG)   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d Guidiguis Health District ^*  (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Developing countries; Health district; Mental health; Sub Saharan Africa; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDE;

CAMEROON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH DISTRICT; MENTAL HEALTH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POISONING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE; WITCHCRAFT; YOUNG ADULT;

CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84880300674     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12140     Document Type: Article

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