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The predictors of treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana
Author(s) -
Nartey Anna Korley,
Badu Eric,
AgyeiBaffour Peter,
Gyamfi Naomi,
Opoku Maxwell Preprah,
O'Brien Anthony Paul,
Mitchell Rebecca
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12350
Subject(s) - mental health , ethnic group , marital status , mental illness , faith , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , political science , population , philosophy , theology , law
Purpose To explore factors influencing treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana. Design and Methods Cross‐sectional design using quantitative method. Findings Treatment pathways for mental illness were general hospitals/clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and faith‐based practices. The predisposing (age, household size, primary occupation, ethnicity, marital status, religion, and geographic location, as well as attitudes and beliefs), enabling (affordability), and need factors (severity of mental illness) were significant predictors of treatment pathways. Practice Implications Current advocacy and awareness for mental health services in Ghana should consider the predisposing, enabling, and need factors of consumers. Policy initiatives on mental health services should ensure adequate financing mechanisms and further establish collaboration between biomedical and faith‐based services.