Cost of treatment as a barrier to access and continuity of healthcare for patients with mental ill-health in Lagos, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Olufemi B. Olugbile (Author), Ayodele O. Coker (Author), Mathew P. Zachariah (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: PAGEPress Publications, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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In Nigeria, there are several barriers to access to effective mental healthcare, e.g. cost, distance to the mental health facility, social stigma, cultural beliefs, attitudes and taboos. This study aimed at i) determining the cost of treatment of a random sample of psychiatric patients and to compar...