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| Title |
Knowledge of mental health legislation in Ghana: a case of the use of certificate of urgency in mental health care
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| Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13033-018-0215-1 |
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| Authors |
Reindolf Anokye, Enoch Acheampong, Naomi Gyamfi, Amy Budu-Ainooson, Ernest Appiah Kyei |
| Abstract |
Mental illness can affect anyone irrespective of race, gender or personal characteristics. The study sought to investigate health workers' Knowledge on Mental Health Legislation in Ghana focusing on the Certificate of Urgency. A descriptive study design was employed for this study. The study population included medical doctors, physician assistants, and nurses/midwives. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 384 respondents for the study. Data was collected through the use of semi-structured questionnaires. Respondents who were psychiatrists were 9.56 times more knowledgeable in the use of Certificate of Urgency than those in other specialties like primary care, obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery and internal medicine; adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 9.56 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.57-65.2]. Respondents who had used the Certificate of Urgency before had 4.7 times more knowledge as compared to those who had not used it at all; adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.77 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.021-14.01]. Knowledge of Certificate of Urgency was generally low. Authorities of the various hospitals should organize regular in-service training to enlighten all healthcare workers on the legislation governing mental healthcare in Ghana. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 65 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 65 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Researcher | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 27 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Psychology | 5 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 27 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2018.
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