Evaluation of a Mental Health Training Course for Primary Health Care Workers in Ogun State, South West, Nigeria
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Copyright: © 2014 Timothy Adebowale et al., This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Objective: One of the major challenges of successful integration of mental health into Primary Health Care (PHC) is the lack of adequate knowledge and skills for mental health service delivery by PHC workers in the community. This study is undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental health training course on the knowledge and mental health practice of PHC workers participating in the Aro Primary Care Mental Health Programme (APCMHP) for Ogun State, Nigeria. Method: We conducted a quasi-experimental study on eighty (80) PHC workers with a training course locally developed from the WHO mhGAP intervention guide (2010). The course was aimed at improving diagnosis and management of five priority conditions: Psychosis, Depression, Alcohol &Substance abuse, Epilepsy and Other Significant Emotional Complaints (OSEC).Data was collected on socio-demographic characteristics, health practice experience, knowledge and skills to diagnose and treat mental health case vignettes before and after a three day training course. Results: Of the 80 PHC workers, 90.0 % were females and 87.5 % of them were nurses. Post-training rate of
Source: African Journal of Psychiatry
Author: Timothy Adebowale Onofa Lucky
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2127069682