Prevalence and determinants of depression among patients under the care of traditional health practitioners in a Kenyan setting: Policy implications

@article{Musyimi2017PrevalenceAD,
  title={Prevalence and determinants of depression among patients under the care of traditional health practitioners in a Kenyan setting: Policy implications},
  author={Christine W Musyimi and Victoria N Mutiso and Abednego Musau and Lydia K Matoke and David Musyimi Ndetei},
  journal={Transcultural Psychiatry},
  year={2017},
  volume={54},
  pages={285 - 303}
}
In Kenya, there is paucity of information on depression among traditional health practitioner (THP) patients, particularly in rural areas. The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence and identify determinants of major depressive disorder (MDD) among patients of THP in rural Kenya using the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guideline (mhGAP-IG). All adult patients seeking care from trained THPs (either traditional healers such as diviners and… 
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