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The availability of psychological support following road travel injuries in Namibia: A qualitative study

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  • Mitchel Chatukuta
  • Nora Groce
  • Jenny Mindell
  • Maria Kett

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Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major problem worldwide with a high burden of mental health problems and the importance of psychological support following road injury is well documented. However, globally there has been very little research on the accessibility of psychological services following road injury. Namibia is one of the countries most affected by RTIs but no previous studies have been done on this. In this qualitative study we investigated the availability of psychological services to RTI injured in Namibia. Our study findings are in line with those of other global studies in showing inadequate access to psychological support for injury survivors and we discuss the reasons. It is hoped these findings will help policymakers develop ways of enhancing access to psychological support for the many people injured in RTIs in Namibia. The models they develop may also be of use to other LMICs countries with high RTI rates.

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  • Mitchel Chatukuta & Nora Groce & Jenny Mindell & Maria Kett, 2021. "The availability of psychological support following road travel injuries in Namibia: A qualitative study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(10), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0258197
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258197
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