Opportunities and challenges to integrating mental health into HIV programs in a low- and middle-income country: insights from the Nigeria implementation science Alliance.
Echezona E EzeanolueTheddeus IheanachoIsaac A AdedejiIjeoma Uchenna ItanyiBabayemi OlakundeDina PatelPatrick DakumProsper OkonkwoTimothy AkinmureleMichael ObiefuneHadiza KhamofuBolanle OyeledunMuyiwa AinaAndy EyoObinna OleribeJohn OkoAyodotun OlutolaIbrahim GobirMuktar H AliyuGambo AliyuGodfrey WoelkGregory AaronsGeorge SiberryRachel Sturkenull nullPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
Potential for integrating treatments for mental disorders into HIV programs and services exist in Nigeria. These include opportunities for clinicians' training and capacity building as well as community partnerships. Multiple barriers and challenges such as stigma, policy and research gaps would need to be addressed to leverage these opportunities. Our findings serve as a useful guide for government agencies, policy makers and research organizations to address co-morbid mental disorders among PLHIV in Nigeria.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- public health
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- mental illness
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- primary care
- global health
- bariatric surgery
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- south africa
- climate change
- physical activity
- weight loss