Mental Disorders and Treatment

Bazondlile Dube-Marimbe

Publications

• Research Article
  Needs Assessment for Development of a Mental Health Curriculum forVillage/Lay Health Workers to Manage Caregiver Burden in Zimbabwe
  Author(s): Bazondlile Dube-Marimbe, Walter Mangezi, Paritosh Kaul, Farayi Kaseke, Munyaradzi Madhombiro and Doreen MukonaBazondlile Dube-Marimbe, Walter Mangezi, Paritosh Kaul, Farayi Kaseke, Munyaradzi Madhombiro and Doreen Mukona
  
  Introduction: Village health workers (VHW)/Lay workers have been used effectively in HIV programmes in Zimbabwe and may potentially be useful in supporting caregivers of people with mental illness, if they are adequately trained and supervised by health professionals. Objective: To explore the training needs of VHW in supporting caregivers of persons with mental illness. Methods: Fifty two VHWs were conveniently selected from 5 out of 9 provinces in Zimbabwe and participated in focus group discussions (FGD) using a standardized study guide. Forty six health professionals completed a self-administered open ended questionnaire. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim in Shona and translated into English. Data were analyzed thematically using Atlas Ti. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16 was used for sociodemographic data analysis. Results: The overall perc.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-271X.1000129

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