Sally Field|Zulfa Abrahams|David Woods|Roseanne E. Turner|Michael Nnachebe Onah|Doreen Kaura|Simone Honikman
Accessible continued professional development for maternal mental health
University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|Stellenbosch University|University of Waterloo|Institute for Fiscal Studies|University of Ottawa|Stellenbosch University|University of Cape Town
changing global health development trends resulted need continued professional development cpd within health development sectors lowresource settings need training cpd may highest significant challenges disseminating information skills need improve mental health literacy reduce levels stigma maternal mental illness bettercare series distance learning books provides peerbased format cpd aimed evaluate bettercare maternal mental health book format cpd aim study determine whether bettercare maternal mental health book significantly improves knowledge decreases stigma around mental health care providers health social development sectors one hundred fortyone participants social workers nursing students health professionals provided bettercare maternal mental health book study studying book multiplechoice knowledge test mental illness clinicians attitude scale used assess cognitive knowledge mental health stigma respectively participants knowledge showed statistically significant p 0001 improvement pre posttest results six chapters book however participants attitudes towards mental illness show statistically significant change pre posttest results found method learning elicited significant improvement mental health knowledge care providers continued professional development policy planners curriculum developers may interested findings