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Community mental health provision in Pemba Island, Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey of different stakeholder groups

There is limited information about stakeholder perceptions of health service provision in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 821 stakeholders of the community mental health services in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The aim was to obtain systematic informat...

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Autores principales: On’okoko, Michel Okitapoy, Mirza, Ilyas, Jenkins, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508033
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Sumario:There is limited information about stakeholder perceptions of health service provision in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 821 stakeholders of the community mental health services in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The aim was to obtain systematic information about coverage, barriers, accountability and room for improvement as a baseline before implementation of a new mental health policy to strengthen mental health services.