Mapping the contextual mental health interventions for perinatal adolescent mothers with self-reported common mental symptoms (anxiety and depression) in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review.

: Early preventive interventions may support adolescent mothers' mental health during the perinatal period. However, adolescent maternal mental health interventions have received little empirical research attention. This scoping review maps the evidence on interventions appropriate for adolescent mothers during the perinatal period in Sub-Saharan African countries.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress Among Diabetic Patients at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Emotional distress experienced by individuals with diabetes represents a type of psychological strain specific to the challenges posed by diabetes. It mirrors the emotional reactions arising from coping with the demands of the illness and the essential care associated with diabetes. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among diabetic patients at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi.

A Tracer Study of Psychosocial Counselling Graduates Working in Different Healthcare Facilities Across Malawi.

Background: Graduate Tracer Studies plays a key role in informing higher education institutions worldwide about the effectiveness of their programs and preparing graduates for the job market. The study aimed to trace its psychosocial counselling graduates working in different healthcare facilities across Malawi.

Methods: The tracer study employed a descriptive cross-sectional research design where the quantitative research method, specifically a survey was used.

Employers Feedback on Psychosocial Counselling Graduates' Performance in Selected Healthcare Facilities in Malawi.

Purpose: Psychosocial counselling is vital for addressing mental health challenges in Malawi, a low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is a shortage of qualified mental health professionals, including Psychosocial counsellors. The Saint John of God College of Health Sciences aims to produce competent graduates in psychosocial counselling, but there is a lack of information on the quality of graduates and their ability to meet employer expectations.

The need for health information management professionals in Malawi health facilities.

Background: Health information management (HIM) is at the core of health organisations, providing essential information. In Malawi, there is a substantial deficit of qualified personnel, specifically health information managers, who can properly manage health information in electronic and paper-based formats. The nation has no higher education institution offering an academic programme in HIM.

Rural-urban variation in user satisfaction with outpatient mental health services in Southern Malawi: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: User satisfaction with outpatient mental health services is an important factor in ensuring continued engagement with mental health services for people with mental health conditions. Yet, in many low and middle-income countries, including Malawi, there is a dearth of information about user's experiences of outpatient mental health care services, and little is known about which factors might affect user satisfaction.

Aim: The aim of the present work was to evaluate user satisfaction with outpatient mental health services in southern Malawi and to explore whether social demographic variables, mental health status, and treatment characteristics explain variance in user satisfaction.