Trial reportBMJ open2025
Stakeholder perspectives on contextual barriers to the successful implementation of multiple family group therapy in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana: a qualitative study.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06701942 (Multiple-Family Group Intervention Programming to Improve Mental Health of Adolescents Living With HIV/AIDS in Ghana), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Multiple-Family Group Intervention Programming to Improve Mental Health of Adolescents Living With HIV/AIDS in Ghana: An Implementation Science Study Protocol.
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- A scoping review protocol on mental health interventions for women exposed to gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa.Discover mental health · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to examine the contextual barriers that may hinder the implementation of multiple family group therapy (MFGT) in Ghana's Lower Manya Krobo District.
designAn exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study employing focus group discussions and in-depth interviews.
settingAtua Government Hospital in the Lower Manya Krobo District. Data were collected between February and March 2025.
participants12 young people living with HIV (YPLHIV; aged 12-22 years), 13 caregivers and five healthcare professionals were selected via purposive sampling.
resultsFour major themes emerged: (1) resource and logistic constraints, including transportation challenges, programme sustainability concerns and inadequate physical facilities; (2) stigma and confidentiality concerns, encompassing public identification fears and community stigma; (3) implementation challenges, involving attendance reliability and organisational instability; and (4) participation barriers, including group setting anxiety and delayed HIV status disclosure. These barriers spanned multiple domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), highlighting the complex, multi-level nature of implementation challenges.
conclusionSuccessful implementation of MFGT for YPLHIV in Ghana requires addressing interrelated barriers across multiple ecological levels simultaneously. These findings largely underscore the importance of exploring the local context for potential barriers to inform the adaptation of evidence-based interventions to accommodate ecological concerns. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT06701942.
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