Are they looking for support? Mental health and trauma awareness as predictors of mental health help-seeking behaviour among young adults and adolescents in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates
This study recommends the establishment of mental health and trauma awareness programs specifically aimed at young adults and adolescents across these four countries. Additionally, a comprehensive discussion of the study's implications is provided in detail.
Authors
- Shakila Nur
- Tawasol Babiker
- Daniel Miezah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-4609)
- Nada Obaid
- Yasmin A. Salem
- Maxwell Peprah Opoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-0007)
- Lilian Frimpomaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0738-3491)
- Rahemeen Yusuf
- Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3962-7631)
- Ashraf Moustafa
- Mahra Murad Alblooshi
- Erin September
- Eleana Charalambous
- Mokhtar A. Elkayal
- Aisha A. Abosrea
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Cairo University (EG)
- North South University (BD)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Emirates Foundation (AE)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24247-1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United Arab Emirates University