“How can I seek a consultation if I don’t have a high fever ?”: Barriers to Mental Healthcare Access for Women in the Perinatal Period in Rwanda
This study identified barriers to perinatal mental healthcare at individual, family and social-cultural, institutional and structural levels. Addressing these barriers requires targeted strategies to improve perinatal mental healthcare access across all identified levels.
Authors
- Providence M. Umuziga
- Darius Gishoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-1130)
- Gerard Nyiringango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2097-182X)
- Laetitia Nyirazinyoye
- Hynie Michaela
Institutions
- York University (CA)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v7i2.17
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00