Barriers and facilitators to mental health service utilisation among refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda: a qualitative study
Improving mental health service utilization in refugee settlements requires addressing stigma and poverty, increasing medication availability, and decentralizing services. Interventions should integrate psychoeducation, community mobilization, and coordinated policy and workforce support. These findings provide a contextual roadmap for strengthening MHPSS delivery in low-resource humanitarian settings.
Authors
- Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9849-5413)
- Jimmy Ben Forry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-8452)
- Sarajul Fikri Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-9288)
- Ahmad Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-822X)
- Bives Mutume Nzanzu Vivalya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2068-2830)
- Hamdi Mohamed Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8244-7948)
- Denis Nono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-4368)
- Mohamed Jayte
- M Abubakar
- Abdirizak Abdinasir Yusuf
- Abshir Mohamud Hirsi
- Martin Nduwimana
- Ahmed Hassan Mohamud
- Olorunnisola Olubukola Sinbad
- Gumisiriza Nolbert
- Fathi Ali Araye
- Musinguzi Ronald
- Muse Mohamed Mohamoud
Institutions
- Kampala International University (UG)
- Mubende Hospital (UG)
- Jazeera University (SO)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07396-w
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00