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Traditional health practitioners and mental health in Kenya

The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among rural and urban Kenyan primary care attenders has been reported to be as high as 63% (Ndetei & Muhangi, 1979; Dhapdale & Ellison, 1983; Dhapdale et al, 1989; Sebit, 1996). For its population of 32 million, Kenya has only 16 psychiatrists and 200–...

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Autores principales:	Okonji, Marx, Njenga, Frank, Kiima, David, Ayuyo, James, Kigamwa, Pius, Shah, Ajit, Jenkins, Rachel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2008
Materias:	Original Paper
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507940

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