Barriers, facilitators and potential solutions to implementing Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia (KSADS) screening tool at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Findings suggest a need for innovative implementation science solutions such as multifaceted educational strategies focusing on ongoing trainings and supervisions to increase clinical knowledge, reorganizing clinic flow to increase the quality and duration of patient‑provider interaction, as well as role shifting and other planning strategies that may address barriers like understaffing.
Authors
- Mwajabu Mbaga
- Anna Minja
- Mrema Noel Kilonzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-7339)
- Brian W. Pence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-9538)
- Leonida Isdory Ngongi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1942-7680)
- Lusajo J. Kajula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8375-0701)
- Sylvia Kaaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-3590)
- Christopher F. Akiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-815X)
- Bradley N. Gaynes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-5030)
- Charles Komba
- Anna Celestini Msafiri
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- RTI International (US)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323502
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00