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Journal articles on the topic "Mental health – Botswana"
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Sidandi, Paul, Philip Opondo, and Sebonetse Tidimane. "Mental health in Botswana." International Psychiatry 8, no. 3 (August 2011): 66–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600002605.
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Botswana is a landlocked country located in southern Africa. More than two-thirds of it (70%) is covered by the Kalahari Desert, known locally as the Kgalagadi. The majority (82%) of the nearly 2 million population live in the eastern part, along the railway line from Lobatse in the south-east to Francistown in the north-east, and the rest in the central part, including the Okavango River delta.
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Maphisa, J. Maphisa. "Mental health legislation in Botswana." BJPsych International 16, no. 03 (September 11, 2018): 68–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2018.24.
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The Mental Disorders Act of 1969 is the primary legislation relating to mental health in Botswana. Despite the country not being a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, its Act has a self-rated score of four out of five on compliance to human rights covenants. However, it can be argued that the Act does not adequately espouse a human rights- and patient-centred approach to legislation. It is hoped that ongoing efforts to revise the Act will address the limitations discussed in this article.
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Mangezi, Walter, and Dixon Chibanda. "Mental health in Zimbabwe." International Psychiatry 7, no. 4 (October 2010): 93–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600006032.
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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country which has recently emerged from some marked political and socio-economic challenges. Against this background, mental health has fallen down the priority list, as matters such as food shortages and the AIDS scourge have taken prece dence. Zimbabwe is in southern Africa; Zambia and Botswana lie to the north, Namibia to the west, South Africa to the south and Mozambique to the east. Its population is 11.4 million. The capital city is Harare, which has a population of 1.6 million.
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Opondo, Philip R., Anthony A. Olashore, Keneilwe Molebatsi, Caleb J. Othieno, and James O. Ayugi. "Mental health research in Botswana: a semi-systematic scoping review." Journal of International Medical Research 48, no. 10 (October 2020): 030006052096645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520966458.
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Mental and substance use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite this, there is a paucity of mental health research in low- and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. We carried out a semi-systematic scoping review to determine the extent of mental health research in Botswana. Using a predetermined search strategy, we searched the databases Web of Science, PubMed, and EBSCOhost (Academic Search Complete, CINAHL with Full Text, MEDLINE, MEDLINE with Full Text, MLA International Bibliography, Open Dissertations) for articles written in English from inception to June 2020. We identified 58 studies for inclusion. The most researched subject was mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS, followed by research on neurotic and stress-related disorders. Most studies were cross-sectional and the earliest published study was from 1983. The majority of the studies were carried out by researchers affiliated to the University of Botswana, followed by academic institutions in the USA. There seems to be limited mental health research in Botswana, and there is a need to increase research capacity.
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Maphisa, J. Maphisa, Opelo Petunia Mogotsi, Olorato Khumo Machola, Keamogetse Metlha Maswabi, Tiro Bright Motsamai, and Boitshepo Mosupiemang. "Psychiatric epidemiological survey of university students in Botswana: rationale and methods of the Youth Mental Health Study (YMHS)." BMJ Open 10, no. 10 (October 2020): e038175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038175.
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BackgroundWhile the burden of disease attributable to mental disorders in low/middle-income countries (LMICs) is lower than high-income countries, there is recognition that the dearth of evidence from the LMICs may underestimate the actual prevalence and burden associated with mental disorders. Such is likely the case for Botswana where there has been no nationally representative data on the prevalence of symptoms of mental disorders or even a subgroup estimation of mental disorders in the country. Thus, the Youth Mental Health Study (YMHS) aims to estimate the prevalence and identify predictors of symptoms of mental disorders among university students in Botswana to add to the evidence and contribute to the country’s health service planning.MethodsThe YMHS is a cross-sectional study of youth (18–29 years) attending six large universities (accounting for nearly half of the tertiary student population) in Botswana. A stratified sampling procedure with proportionate allocation and selection is used to select a representative sample of 1308 participants. An online survey comprising of a battery of reliable and validated self-report measures of symptoms of mental disorders is used. A developmental psychopathology framework is used in identifying the risk factors of mental disorders. Participant recruitment will span over 4 months beginning in February 2020.Ethics and disseminationThe study has received ethics approval from the University of Botswana Institutional Review Board, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Participants will be provided with feedback of their own results. Aggregated findings will be disseminated to stakeholders in the tertiary education and health sector in Botswana, and through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and the media.
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Seloilwe, E. S., and G. Thupayagale-Tshweneagae. "Community mental health care in Botswana: approaches and opportunities." International Nursing Review 54, no. 2 (June 2007): 173–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00525.x.
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Ngungu, Jedrin, and Julian Beezhold. "Mental health in Zambia - challenges and way forward." International Psychiatry 6, no. 2 (April 2009): 39–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600000424.
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Zambia, previously called Northern Rhodesia, was a colony of Great Britain until 1964, when it gained independence and changed its name. It is a landlocked country located in southern Africa and shares its borders with Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Congo and Angola. It has an area of 752 612 km2, about three times the size of Britain, but a population of only 12 million.
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Ben-Tovim, David I. "Therapy Managing in Botswana." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 19, no. 1 (March 1985): 88–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048678509158819.
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Varied and apparently ideologically incompatible systems of health care are available in many developing countries. Patients move freely between them, receiving care serially or simultaneously from different types of healers. Therapy managing is an anthropological term used to describe how choice of health care is made by an informal group that forms around the patient. The author's experiences while running a community-based psychiatric treatment program in Botswana are discussed in terms of his interaction with patients' managing groups.
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Seloilwe, Esther Salang, and Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae. "Sexual Abuse and Violence Among Adolescent Girls in Botswana: A Mental Health Perspective." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 30, no. 7 (January 2009): 456–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840903039367.
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Ben-Tovim, David I., and Josephine M. Cushnie. "The Prevalence of Schizophrenia in a Remote Area of Botswana." British Journal of Psychiatry 148, no. 5 (May 1986): 576–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.148.5.576.
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We ascertained the one-year prevalence of schizophrenia amongst individuals aged 15 years or older living in six villages in a remote area of Botswana. All cases were diagnosed independently by two experienced psychiatrists, following ICD9 rubrics. DSM-III criteria were also applied, separately. Accurate contemporary population estimates of the villages were available. The age-adjusted prevalence of schizophrenia was 5⋅3 per 1000 in terms of ICD9, or 4.3 per 1000 by DSM-III, which has an upper age limit for onset of 45 years. These figures are well within the range generally reported for industrial communities. Remote village life in Botswana appears to offer no protection against the development of schizophrenia.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mental health – Botswana"
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Adejumo, Oluyinka. "Models of psychiatric nursing education in developing countries : comparative study of Botswana and Nigeria." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16978.
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Against the perspectives of the mental health needs of the people of Africa, this study explored and compared the models of psychiatric-mental health nursing education in two sub-Saharan African countries - Botswana and Nigeria. The primary purpose of the study was to assess the design, the implementation, the factors that influence and the perceived usefulness of psychiatric-mental health nursing education programmes in developing African countries, using Nigeria and Botswana as examples. A self-reporting questionnaire, administered to psychiatric nurse educators from the two countries of concern, provided the primary source of data. A curriculum evaluation checklist based on Horan, Knight, McAtee and Westrick (1984) was used to assess the components of the existing psychiatric nursing education curricula from the two countries. Discussions were also held with practising psychiatric nurses and officials of the nursing regulatory bodies from the two countries. Data from both countries revealed that participants used various terms to describe the same model for psychiatric-mental health nursing education adopted in their countries. Botswana, however, adopted a more functional generalist basic diploma nursing education approach which encouraged a more advanced post-basic diploma specialisation and practice in community psychiatric-mental health nursing. Nigeria's model leaned towards a hospital centred basic specialisation with no defined role for the generalist nurse within the psychiatric-mental health nursing care system. Community theme occurred in both countries' curricula with varying degrees of emphasis, as all the programmes claimed the intent to make psychiatric-mental health nursing service available to individuals, families and the communities at all levels of
care. Psychiatric-mental health nursing education programmes of the two countries had been influenced at different times by war, colonial history, changing standards of health care delivery, government health policies, economic status of the country, professional status of nursing and the changing standard of education. A model that streamlined psychiatric-mental health nursing education within the general system of education in both countries was proposed. It was stressed that one key concept that must underlie the development of psychiatric-mental health nursing education was the need to create a mental health nursing role that would be appropriate for people's health needs rather than the needs of the health care system.Advanced Nursing Science
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Masiga, Mildred. "Secondary teachers' experiences in dealing with adolescent learners displaying mental distress in Gaborone." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26540.
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This qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was aimed at exploring
and describing secondary teachers’ experiences in dealing with adolescent learners
displaying mental distress in Gaborone. Moreover, recommendations were proposed
for the support needed by secondary teachers who interact with adolescents learners
in order to curb mental distress in schools.
The sampling method that was used to identify 21 secondary school teachers who
participated in this study was purposive. Focus group discussions, as well as field
notes, were used to collect data, which were analysed using a thematic analysis. An
array of factors that could lead to delays in identifying adolescent learners with mental
distress, such as large student numbers and insufficient resources to meet their
needs, learners showing signs of mental distress not being taken seriously, lack of
parental involvement, relegating parental duties and lack of trust were revealed by the
findings. The researcher observed that approaches to support, such as policy guides,
parental involvement, peer education and life skills training were best suited to
address mental distress in schools as noted by participants. The participants shared
the various ways they employed to deal with mental distress in adolescent learners,
and suggested strategies that they, together with parents and other stakeholders,
could engage in to address these factors. The identified strategies provided a contextual way of establishing recommendations to overcome adolescent mental
distress. These included, but were not limitted to, the engagement by parents in mental
health problems in schools, as well as policy reviews, and restructuring the referral
system.Health Studies
M. P. H.
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Garrett-Walcott, Simone Alison. "The capacity of district hospitals to accommodate the decentralisation of mental health services: a cross sectional study of five government district hospitals in Botswana." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5061.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction
In Southern Botswana, an expected advantage of the decentralisation and integration of
mental health services into general health services was the potential to allow for the district
hospitals to manage a larger number of mentally ill patients thus decreasing the patient load
of Lobatse Mental Hospital. However, the number of admissions to the referral hospital for
the south of Botswana is increasing. The objective of the study was to describe the
capacity of district hospitals to care for mentally ill patients in terms of the provision of
relevant inpatient, outpatient and outreach mental health services as well as the availability
of trained workers who agree with the principles of decentralisation of mental health
services.
Materials and methods
This was a descriptive cross sectional study involving a self-administered questionnaire
survey of key informants and health care providers conducted in five district hospitals in the south of Botswana. There were a total of 5 Chief Medical Officers, and 75 ward staff
(12 doctors and 63 nurses) in the study.
The quantitative data was entered using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS
version 13) and analyzed by this software. The qualitative data was coded and thematically
analysed and reported.
Results
In all five hospitals, all the doctors and nurses had undergraduate training in psychiatry and
were expected to manage mentally ill patients. There were eighteen health workers (1
doctor and 17 nurses) with postgraduate training in psychiatry/mental health.
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Mphono, Onneetse Kagiso. "Factors influencing nursing staff morale in S'brana Psychiatric Hospital in Lobatse- Botswana." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2424.
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Thesis (MPH.) --University of Limpopo, 2018Background: Employee morale is a critical factor in any organization either be locally and or globally and Botswana is no exception. Mental health nurses have been considered professionals that assist people to regain a sense of coherence over what is occurring to them - be it a result of trauma or some other form of mental distress. Good morale among staff on inpatient psychiatric wards is an important requirement for the maintenance of strong therapeutic alliances and positive patient experiences, and for the successful implementation of initiatives to improve service delivery. The aim of the study was to determine the factors influencing nursing staff morale at S’brana Psychiatric Hospital (SPH) in Botswana. Methods: A quantitative, cross sectional study was conducted on 147 respondents. Self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection and it was closed ended. Data was collected at S’brana Psychiatric Hospital (SPH) and stratified random sampling technique was used to select nurses according to their categories. Data were analyzed through SPSS Software v21.0. Results: The results revealed that the majority of the nurses were aged between 26 - 30 years and most of them were females compared to males. It is evident from the results that, there was strong association between number of years and nursing position (χ2(15) = 72.34, p = .000). Also, there was positive correlation between respondents highest qualification in nursing and training received to do the job well (r = .312, n = 147 and p = .000.). Multiple regression analysis showed a statistically significant, F(3, 143) = 46.69, p = .000, and accounted for 70.3% of the variance. Conclusion: This study has revealed that nurses’ morale in SPH can be affected by a number of factors irrespective of their age, work experience, nursing position and ward they work in. The consequences of low staff morale are detrimental to health professionals (nurses) and patients, therefore, it is important for healthcare managers to address the shortcomings in order to counteract the negative effects of low staff morale
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Okello-Wengi, Sebastian. "Analysing the support systems for refugees in southern Africa: the case of Botswana." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1256.
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The purpose of this study was to analyse the support systems for refugees in Southern Africa with specific reference to the Republic of Botswana. Qualitative framework as described by Lofland and Lofland (1984), Schensus and Schensus (1992) was used to conduct the investigation. Interviews were conducted with thirty refugees who currently living in Botswana as a refugee or asylum seeker. Focus group discussion was also held with twenty-six refugee workers.
Interview findings were derived using Glaser and Straus' (1976) and Van Maanen, (1979) constant comparative method of qualitative analysis and were grouped into four major categories. Among the most significant findings were that the subjects agreed that on paper and by design, there are structures for providing the different services to refugees but refugees are not provided with adequate services. The second finding is that the support systems for refugees in Botswana are more focused on the provision of material support with little attention given to the psychosocial needs of the refugees. The third finding is that the Botswana government withheld some of the Articles of the 1951 UN refugee Convention, which deal with the socio-economic rights of refugees in Botswana. The fourth finding is that refugee workers need specialised training to enable them to address a wide rage of psychosocial issues affecting refugees. Last major finding is that there is no established clear system of service delivery in the participating agencies. The researcher concluded that because of trauma and stress experienced by refugees and refugee workers, there is a need to improve on the psychosocial support provided to refugees and refugee workers in Botswana by improving the knowledge and skills of refugee workers and promoting refugee participation.
The researcher recommends two urgent actions that should be taken. First, the refugee management in Botswana need to improve on its service quality control mechanism, including evaluating its legal and operational framework. Second, psychosocial components need to be integrated into every aspect of the refugee programmes. This will support recovery for the many traumatised refugees and refugee workers in Botswana.Social work
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Kealeboga, Kebope Mongie. "An exploration of the nurses perception on causes of and management of in-patient aggression in a psychiatric institution in Botswana." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/268.
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Inpatient aggression in mental health settings is a significant concern because it compromises the quality of care provided by health care workers. Nurses are one of the groups most affected by inpatient aggression because they are usually the client's first contact on admission. A number of studies have found that nurses are the most frequently assaulted professional group both inside and outside of the hospital setting, are more frequently assaulted than doctors and most are likely to experience some form of aggression in their career. The causes of inpatient aggression are frequently conceptualised as multidimensional and involving factors internal to the client e.g. age, factors relating to the environment such as inflexible ward routines and factors relating to the quality of the interaction between nursing staff and clients. Research studies suggest that nurses generally respond reactively and rely heavily on physical control strategies rather than on interpersonal strategies in managing inpatient aggression. Contemporary literature suggests that the perceptions nurses hold about aggression and its causes influences their management of the event and that this process is mediated by a number of client, environment and nurse-related variables including age, education, gender, nursing experience, perceptions of aggression and its causes. Although the causes and management of inpatient aggression in nursing is well documented in the United Kingdom and some other West European countries, this is not the case for Africa and in the case of this study, for Botswana. No studies have attempted to find the nurses' perception, perception on the cause, and management of inpatient aggression in Africa and more so in Botswana. Aim: The purpose of the study was to explore how nurses' demographic characteristics, their perceptions of aggression and its causes, influence the management of inpatient aggression by nurses in the main psychiatric institution in Botswana. Method: A descriptive, exploratory non-experimental design was used. Perception of inpatient aggression was captured by a Perception of Aggression Scale (POAS) and the perception on the cause and management of inpatient aggression was collected with Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale (MAVAS).The sample comprised of 71 nurses, 48 of whom were females and 23 males. The mean age of the nurse respondents was 36 years. Of the 71 respondents 50 were registered nurses only while 20 were psychiatric registered nurses. More than two thirds of the respondents had a diploma in nursing, one had a masters degree and the remainder, a degree in nursing. The average nursing and psychiatric nursing experience of the respondents were 12.1 and 6.87 years respectively. ANNOVA test and t-tests were done to find the associations between the nurses' demographic variables, their perception, perception on the cause and management of inpatient aggression. Findings: The respondents In this study perceived inpatient aggression as both negative and positive. There was an overall agreement with the perception of aggression as always negative and as an action of physical violence against a nurse (81.73%). Nurses saw the cause of inpatient aggression as emanating from the internal, external and situational/interactional factors. The use of traditional methods of aggression dominated as shown by a high mean score of 80.5 as compared to interpersonal management with a mean score of 60.5. A statistical difference was found between gender, perception of aggression and perception of aggression and the traditional management of aggression while age, nursing and psychiatric nursing experience were statistically associated with the use of interpersonal management of aggression. Conclusion: The study provided insight into the nurses' perceptions, perceptions on the cause and management of inpatient aggression in a mental institution in Botswana. Nurses in this study hold predominantly negative perceptions of aggression and generally favour traditional management strategies. However, older, more experienced nurses tended to favour interpersonal techniques. Recommendations for nursing practice, education and research to address this issue centre around further and targeted education and training in mental health and specifically, in the comprehensive management of aggression which includes communication skills, use of de-escalation, use of medication and cautious physical restraint.Thesis (M.N.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
Books on the topic "Mental health – Botswana"
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Development psychiatry: Mental health and primary health care in Botswana. London: Tavistock Publications, 1987.
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Botswana. Dept. of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care., ed. Caring for health workers: A national strategy for Botswana : needs assessment report, summary, and recommendations. Gaborone: Ministry of Health, Dept. of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, 2006.
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Kaelo, Segolame, Kabo Letlhogile, Kelebogile Matshane, Nancy Monyake, Joseph Timela, Phumla Malambe, and Motshedisi Sabone. "Critical Consideration for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy for Botswana." In Disability is not Inability, 358–78. Mzuni Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv17vf5g2.23.
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Akinade, Emmanuel A. "Cross-Cultural differences in suicidal ideation between children in nigeria and botswana." In Selected Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 481–99. Elsevier, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1874-5911(02)80022-7.
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Brooks, M., H. Schwennesen, B. Phetogo, O. Phoi, O. Tshume, M. Matshaba, and E. Lowenthal. "P11 Adapting a lay counselor mental health intervention for adolescents in botswana." In RCPCH and SAHM Adolescent Health Conference; Coming of Age, 18–19 September 2019. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-rcpch-sahm.19.
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