Not Enough Money and Too Many Thoughts

Exploring Perceptions of Mental Health in Two Ugandan Districts Through the Mental Health Literacy Framework

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ID4707220
AutoresAmanda P Miller (0000-0002-2252-6973, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA, autor correspondente), Leo Ziegel (0000-0002-1442-4803, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden), Stephen Mugamba (0009-0009-1608-7247, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Emmanuel Kyasanku (0000-0002-9706-278X, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Jennifer A Wagman (0000-0002-9957-1932, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA), Violet Nkwanzi-Lubega (The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA), Gertrude Nakigozi (0000-0001-6193-2790, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Godfrey Kigozi (0009-0008-9142-6870, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Fred Nalugoda (0000-0001-6119-9293, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Grace Kigozi (Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), James Nkale (Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), Stephen Watya (0000-0001-7154-4388, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), William G Ddaaki (0000-0002-2395-7003, Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda), William Ddaaki (Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization, Wakiso, Uganda)
Ano2021
Volume31
Fascículo5
Páginas967-982
Data de publicação2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732320986164
PMID33451275
OpenAlexW3124435528
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas54

Mental health disorders account for a heavy disease burden in Uganda. In order to provide culturally appropriate mental health prevention and treatment approaches, it is necessary to understand how mental health is conceptualized in the population. Three focus group discussions (FGDs) and 31 in-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with men and women aged 14 to 62 years residing in rural, urban, and semi-urban low-income communities in central and western Uganda to explore perceptions and knowledge of mental health. Interpretive thematic analysis was undertaken; results were organized through the lens of the mental health literacy framework. Environmental and societal stressors were identified as primary underlying causes of poor mental health. While participants recognized symptoms of poor mental health, gaps in mental health literacy also emerged. Mental health resources are needed in this setting and additional qualitative work assessing knowledge and attitudes toward mental health care seeking behavior can inform the development of acceptable integrated services

Economic growth · Environmental health · Focus group · Health care · Health literacy · Mental health · Mental health law · Mental health literacy · Mental illness · Middle Eastern Mental Health Issues & Syndromes · Perception · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology