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dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorKiima, David
dc.contributor.authorOkonji, Marx
dc.contributor.authorNjenga, Frank
dc.contributor.authorKingora, James
dc.contributor.authorLock, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-04T13:10:24Z
dc.date.available2019-09-04T13:10:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2925163/
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/81885
dc.identifier.citationJenkins, Rachel, et al. "Integration of mental health into primary care and community health working in Kenya: context, rationale, coverage and sustainability." Mental Health in Family Medicine 7.1 (2010): 37.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.adhl.africa/handle/123456789/7302
dc.description.abstractIntegration of mental health into primary care is essential to meet population needs yet faces many challenges if such projects are to achieve impact and be sustainable in low income countries alongside other competing priorities. This paper describes the rationale and progress of a collaborative project in Kenya to train primary care and community health workers about mental health and integrate mental health into their routine work, Within a health systems strengthening approach. So far 1877 health workers have been trained. The paper describes the multiple challenges faced by the project, and reviews the mechanisms deployed which have strengthened its impact and sustainability to date.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.subjectKeywords: integration, Kenya, mental health, primary care, sustainability, trainingen_US
dc.titleIntegration of mental health into primary care and community health working in Kenya: context, rationale, coverage and sustainabilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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