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The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia

BMC psychiatry, 2019-10, Vol.19 (1), p.325-325, Article 325 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2019 BioMed Central Ltd. ;The Author(s). 2019 ;ISSN: 1471-244X ;EISSN: 1471-244X ;DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2281-6 ;PMID: 31664977

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Title:
The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia
Author: Fekadu, Abebaw ; Medhin, Girmay ; Lund, Crick ; DeSilva, Mary ; Selamu, Medhin ; Alem, Atalay ; Asher, Laura ; Birhane, Rahel ; Patel, Vikram ; Hailemariam, Maji ; Shibre, Teshome ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Prince, Martin ; Hanlon, Charlotte
Subjects: Adult ; Care and treatment ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Developing countries ; Ethiopia - epidemiology ; Faith ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data ; Health surveys ; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data ; Homelessness ; Humans ; Income ; Low and middle-income country ; Male ; Management ; Mental disorders ; Mental health services ; Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data ; Mentally ill persons ; Middle Aged ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Psychotic disorders ; Psychotic Disorders - therapy ; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data ; Severe mental disorder ; The Butajira treatment gap questionnaire ; Treatment access ; Treatment coverage ; Treatment gap
Is Part Of: BMC psychiatry, 2019-10, Vol.19 (1), p.325-325, Article 325
Description: The "treatment gap" (TG) for mental disorders, widely advocated by the WHO in low-and middle-income countries, is an important indicator of the extent to which a health system fails to meet the care needs of people with mental disorder at the population level. While there is limited research on the TG in these countries, there is even a greater paucity of studies looking at TG beyond a unidimensional understanding. This study explores several dimensions of the TG construct for people with psychosis in Sodo, a rural district in Ethiopia, and its implications for building a more holistic capacity for mental health services. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 300 adult participants with psychosis identified through community-based case detection and confirmed through subsequent structured clinical evaluations. The Butajira Treatment Gap Questionnaire (TGQ), a new customised tool with 83 items developed by the Ethiopia research team, was administered to evaluate several TG dimensions (access, adequacy and effectiveness of treatment, and impact/consequence of the treatment gap) across a range of provider types corresponding with the WHO pyramid service framework. Lifetime and current access gap for biomedical care were 41.8 and 59.9% respectively while the corresponding figures for faith and traditional healing (FTH) were 15.1 and 45.2%. Of those who had received biomedical care for their current episode, 71.7% did not receive minimally adequate care. Support from the community and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were negligible. Those with education (Adj. OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.2, 3.8) and history of use of FTH (Adj. OR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.9-5.4) were more likely to use biomedical care. Inadequate biomedical care was associated with increased lifetime risk of adverse experiences, such as history of restraint, homelessness, accidents and assaults. This is the first study of its kind. Viewing TG not as a unidimensional, but as a complex, multi-dimensional construct, offers a more realistic and holistic understanding of health beliefs, help-seeking behaviors, and need for care. The reconceptualized multidimensional TG construct could assist mental health services capacity building advocacy and policy efforts and allow community and NGOs play a larger role in supporting mental healthcare.
Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1471-244X
EISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2281-6
PMID: 31664977
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The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia

COPYRIGHT 2019 BioMed Central Ltd. ;The Author(s). 2019 ;ISSN: 1471-244X ;EISSN: 1471-244X ;DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2281-6 ;PMID: 31664977

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