Validating measures of stigma against those with mental illness among a community sample in Kilifi Kenya

Abstract Background Stigma against persons with mental illness is a universal phenomenon, but culture influences the understanding of etiology of mental illness and utilization of health services. Methods We validated Kiswahili versions of three measures of stigma which were originally developed in...

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Main Authors: Mary A. Bitta, Judy Baariu, Elias Fondo, Symon M. Kariuki, Belinda Lennox, Charles R. J. C. Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425122000267/type/journal_article