Table 1 Overview of the presence of a mental health policy/plan, whether there was a role for physiotherapists and physiotherapy research results in Sub-Saharan African countries (n = 48)
Country | Official mental health policy or plan | Role for physiotherapists | PubMed search results (potential relevant / obtained) |
|---|---|---|---|
Angola (2011) | Yes | No | 0/10 |
Benin (2014) | No | / | 0/65 |
Botswana (2014) | Yes | No | 0/38 |
Burkina Faso (2014) | Yes | No | 0/25 |
Burundi (2014) | Yes | No | 0/14 |
Cameroon (2011) | No | / | 0/48 |
Cape Verde (2011) | Yes | No | 0/6 |
Central African Republic (2014) | Yes | No | 0/4 |
Chad (2011) | Yes | NA | 0/37 |
Comoros (2011) | Yes | NA | 0/5 |
Congo (2014) | No | / | 0/76 |
Côte d’Ivoire (2014) | Yes | No | 0/21 |
Democratic Rep. of the Congo (2011) | Yes | No | 0/36 |
Djibouti (2014) | No | / | 0/6 |
Equatorial Guinea (2014) | No | / | 0/0 |
Eritrea (2011) | No | / | 0/19 |
Ethiopia (2014) | Yes | No | 0/277 |
Gabon (2011) | No | / | 0/1 |
Gambia (2014) | Yes | No | 0/17 |
Ghana (2014) | Yes | No | 1/127 |
Guinea (2014) | Yes | NA | 0/3151 |
Guinea-Bissau (2011) | No | / | 0/0 |
Kenya (2011) | Yes | No | 0/207 |
Lesotho (2014) | No | / | 0/7 |
Liberia (2014) | Yes | No | 0/14 |
Madagascar (2014) | Yes | No | 0/12 |
Malawi (2014) | Yes | No | 0/59 |
Mauritania (2011) | Yes | NA | 0/7 |
Mauritius (2014) | No | / | 0/16 |
Mozambique (2014) | Yes | No | 0/13 |
Namibia (2014) | Yes | Yes | 0/16 |
Niger (2011) | Yes | NA | 0/94 |
Nigeria (2014) | Yes | Yes | 5/878 |
Rwanda (2014) | Yes | No | 1/65 |
São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) | Yes | NA | 0/0 |
Senegal (2014) | No | / | 0/50 |
Seychelles (2014) | No | / | 0/9 |
Sierra Leone (2014) | Yes | No | 1/16 |
Somalia (2014) | No | / | 0/54 |
South-Africa (2014) | Yes | No | 6/1632 |
South-Sudan (2014) | No | / | 0/7 |
Sudan (2011) | Yes | Not checkeda | 0/89 |
Swaziland (2014) | No | / | 0/13 |
Togo (2014) | Yes | NA | 0/55 |
Uganda (2014) | Yes | No | 2/294 |
United Republic of Tanzania (2011) | Yes | NA | 0/123 |
Zambia (2014) | Yes | No | 0/44 |
Zimbabwe (2014) | Yes | NA | 0/102 |
Summary | 69% (33/48) has an official mental health policy | % (2/22) described a role for physiotherapists | 16/7859 |