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Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Rural Senegalese Community Health Workers Via Smartphone-Based Platforms in Eswatini: A Survey Research

Selomani Dlamini, Department of Research, University of Eswatini (UNESWA) Sibusiso Mkhubela, University of Eswatini (UNESWA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18920054
Published: April 23, 2011

Abstract

Mental health literacy among rural Senegalese community health workers remains suboptimal, despite known benefits of improved mental health support in underserved communities. A mixed-methods survey approach was employed, including quantitative questionnaires and qualitative interviews to gather data from a representative sample of rural Senegalese community health workers in Eswatini. The findings indicate an overall improvement in mental health literacy after exposure to the smartphone-based training platforms, with a significant increase (p < .05) in participants' knowledge scores post-training compared to pre-training levels. The results suggest that smartphone-based training platforms can be effective tools for improving mental health literacy among rural Senegalese community health workers in Eswatini. Future research should explore the long-term sustainability and scalability of these training platforms, as well as their impact on actual service delivery outcomes.

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Selomani Dlamini, Sibusiso Mkhubela (2011). Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Rural Senegalese Community Health Workers Via Smartphone-Based Platforms in Eswatini: A Survey Research. African Adolescent Psychology (Psychology), Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18920054

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Sub-SaharanSenegaleseCommunity Health WorkersSmartphoneMobileQualitativeQuantitative

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