“If I tell you my problems, how will you perceive me?”: A qualitative study of mental health knowledge, barriers, and opportunities for care among Kenyan adolescents during COVID-19
Adolescents and their caregivers face tremendous stresses in the Nairobi settlements. Mental health literacy is limited, but adolescents and caregivers are ready to embrace mental health services. Reducing stigma and access to youth-friendly services are crucial to expanding service engagement.
Authors
- Obadia Yator
- Shillah Mwavua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-5006)
- Bruce F. Chorpita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-464X)
- Ian Kanyanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8049-2791)
- Simon Njuguna
- Manasi Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-8014)
- Darius Nyamai
- Nabila Amin
- Vincent Nyongesa
- Joseph Kathono
- Jill W. Åhs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4111-9708)
- Priscilla Idele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-7755)
- Brandon A. Kohrt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-4820)
- Beatrice Madeghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3654-3018)
- Liliana Carvajal Velez
Institutions
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Kenyatta National Hospital (KE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Kenya School of Government (KE)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- United Nations Population Fund (US)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323907
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fogarty International Center