Participatory planning of a primary care service for people with severe mental disorders in rural Ethiopia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 367-376

  Mayston, Rosie ^a   Alem, Atalay ^b   Habtamu, Alehegn ^b   Shibre, Teshome ^b   Fekadu, Abebaw ^b   Hanlon, Charlotte ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Community participation in healthcare planning; Ethiopia; Low income settings; Primary care; Qualitative research; Severe mental disorders; Task sharing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962509966     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czv072     Document Type: Article

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