A qualitative exploration of Ugandan mental health care workers’ perspectives and experiences on sexual and reproductive health of people living with mental illness in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTumwakire, Emily
dc.contributor.authorArnd, Hofmeister
dc.contributor.authorGavamukulya, Yahaya
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-29T12:17:33Z
dc.date.available2023-01-29T12:17:33Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPeople with Mental Illness experience vast sexual and reproductive health challenges due to the affected mental health. Globally, prevalence of mental illness is on the rise with subsequent increase in the number of people with sexual and reproductive challenges warranting urgent public health intervention. However, information on the perceptions and experiences of mental health workers, the key health care providers for this population is generally lacking yet it’s essential for formulation of appropriate policies and public health interventions. Aim: To explore Ugandan mental health care worker’s perspectives and experiences on the sexual and reproductive health of people living with mental illness in Uganda in order to generate recommendations to the ministry of health on how it can be improved. Materials and methods: Qualitative study design was employed with utilization of phone call semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect data from 14 mental health workers from Uganda’s National mental referral hospital, Butabika. Purposive sampling and convenience recruitment was done and the collected data was analyzed using Thematic content analysis. Results: Four themes were generated which included people with Mental illness having normal sexual needs, mental illness effect on sexuality and relationships, practices for safeguarding sexuality of people with mental illness and the barriers encountered in the provision of sexual and reproductive health services at a mental hospital. Conclusion: People with mental illness experience a multitude of sexual and reproductive health challenges that need public health interventions. However, the integration of sexual and reproductive health services in a mental hospital are not yet successful making people with mental illness to remain with unaddressed health challenges. Policies should therefore be developed and implemented to ensure successful integration of sexual and reproductive health at all mental health service care provision points.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTumwakire, E., Arnd, H., & Gavamukulya, Y. (2022). A qualitative exploration of Ugandan mental health care workers’ perspectives and experiences on sexual and reproductive health of people living with mental illness in Uganda. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1722. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14128-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14128-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7390
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectMental health workersen_US
dc.subjectMental illnessen_US
dc.subjectSexual and reproductive healthen_US
dc.subjectHealth service integrationen_US
dc.titleA qualitative exploration of Ugandan mental health care workers’ perspectives and experiences on sexual and reproductive health of people living with mental illness in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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