Personal attributes and competencies required by community health workers for a role in integrated mental health care for perinatal depression: Voices of primary health care stakeholders from Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Non-professional community health workers have been widely reported as possibly having a role in mental health. In Indonesia, their role is currently being introduced in the national health system for perinatal depression. Prior publications have shown that it is generally considered feasible and acceptable by key stakeholders for community health workers to identify and refer women experiencing mental health issues during their perinatal phase to primary care. However, characteristics and competencies required for these workers have not yet been identified. Methods: 62 participants from four groups of stakeholders in primary health care in Surabaya were interviewed, including pr..