Ahrens, Jen
Kokota, Demoubly http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2210-9448
Mafuta, Chitsanzo
Konyani, Mary
Chasweka, Dennis
Mwale, Owen
Stewart, Robert C.
Osborn, Madeline
Chikasema, Blessings
Mcheka, Mondie
Blackwood, Douglas
Gilfillan, Sheila
Funding for this research was provided by:
Scottish Government through a Malawi Development Grant entitled Enhancing Mental Health Training (SC039523)
Article History
Received: 19 August 2019
Accepted: 20 February 2020
First Online: 27 February 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained by the College of Medicine Research Ethics Board for the whole project. For Mulanje district, ethical approval was also obtained by University of Cape Town Human Research Ethics Committee as it formed the Thesis for a Master in Public Mental Health for one of the authors (DK).Participants were provided with information on the study, both verbal and written. Informed written consent was obtained from participants. Participants were free to withdraw from the study at any time but not the training itself. All data was anonymised and stored securely. Participants were given a meal allowance for attendance at the workshop and reimbursement of travel expenses.DK used the delivery and evaluation of the training in the pilot site, Mulanje district, as the basis for his thesis for the degree of Masters in Global Mental Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.