Role of traditional beliefs in the knowledge and perceptions of mental health and illness amongst rural-dwelling women in western Nigeria

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Ifeoma P. Okafor (مؤلف), Damilola V. Oyewale (مؤلف), Chidumga Ohazurike (مؤلف), Adedoyin O. Ogunyemi (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: AOSIS, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Globally, the public health importance of mental health has gained significant attention in recent years. In Africa, many traditional belief systems impact the perceptions, attitude and management of mental illness. Women are usually the primary caregivers of mentally ill persons, but th...