Health system challenges to integration of mental health delivery in primary care in Kenya-perspectives of primary care health workers

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Othieno, Caleb ^b   Okeyo, Stephen ^c   Aruwa, Julyan ^d   Kingora, James ^e   Jenkins, Ben ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU   (Kenya)

^d MONUSCO ^*  (Congo)

^e Kenya Medical Training College Nairobi   (Kenya)

^f Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Solicitor's Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health sector reform; Health system challenges; Kenya; Mental health; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; KENYA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KENYA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884865141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-368     Document Type: Article

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