Health service utilization by patients with common mental disorder identified by the Self-Reporting Questionnaire in a primary care setting in Zomba, Malawi
A descriptive study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19274495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Udedi (0000-0001-8769-4313, Stellenbosch University), L Swartz (0000-0003-1741-5897, Stellenbosch University), Robert C Stewart (0000-0002-0413-1388, University of Malawi), Felix Kauye (0000-0001-8409-0629, Clinical Psychiatry Department, Zomba Mental Hospital, Zomba, Malawi) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 454-461 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020764013495527 |
| PMID | 23877337 |
| PMCID | PMC4171248 |
| OpenAlex | W2041573394 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
BACKGROUND: There has been no study carried out to assess health service utilization by people with common mental disorder (CMD) in Malawi. AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate health service utilization patterns of patients with CMD in primary health care (PHC) clinics. METHODS: The study was conducted in two PHC clinics in one of the 28 districts in Malawi. Face-to-face interviews with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) were conducted in a sample of 323 PHC attendees aged 18 years and older who attended the PHC clinics for any reason. RESULTS: The prevalence of probable CMD in the sample was 20.1%. People with probable CMD had a higher mean number of health facility visits in the previous three months compared to those without probable CMD (1.6 vs 1.19, p = .02). CONCLUSION: The study reveals high utilization of health services for people with CMD in the PHC setting. There is a need for PHC workers to improve skills in diagnosing patients with CMD to make PHC services more effective by reducing re-attendance and improving patient outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |