Mental health: the missing link in primary care? Health for All by the Year 2000 revisited
(East. Mediterr. health j).
in English
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ABSTRACT
The effects on the uptake of services offered in primary health care of a demonstration community mental health project in Pakistan were assessed. A subdistrict with the project was compared with a matched area without the project over 7 years. Routinely collected information on service use was used, including the detection and treatment of mental disorders. Compared with the comparison subdistrict, the index subdistrict showed an increase in use of primary care by men, reduction in pregnancy rate, increased use of antenatal care, reduced maternal mortality, increased immunization coverage, and increased detection and treatment of mental disorders
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Databases of international organizations
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.1 Reduce Maternal Mortality
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SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Health problem:
Goal 6: Information systems for health
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Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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Target 3.1: Reduce maternal mortality
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Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
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Target 3.7: Universal access to health services related to reproductive and sexual health
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Maternal Care
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Environmental Health
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Noncommunicable Diseases
Database:
WHO IRIS
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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World Health Organization
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Child, Preschool
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Mental Health
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Health Status Indicators
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Community Mental Health Services
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Healthy People Programs
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Health Services Accessibility
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Health Services Research
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Mental Disorders
Language:
English
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2001
