Factors influencing the career choice and retention of community mental health workers in Ghana

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Agyapong, Vincent I O ^a,b,c   Osei, Akwasi ^d   Farren, Conor K ^c   McAuliffe, Eilish ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Ghana Mental Health Authority   (Ghana)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; GHANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GHANA; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84936817812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12960-015-0050-2     Document Type: Article

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