“If I tell you my problems, how will you perceive me?”: A qualitative study of mental health knowledge, barriers, and opportunities for care among Kenyan adolescents during COVID-19

Vincent Nyongesa, Joseph Kathono, Shillah Mwavua, Darius Nyamai, Obadia Yator, Ian Kanyanya, Nabila Amin, Simon Njuguna, Jill Ahs, Brandon Kohrt, Bruce Chorpita, Beatrice Madeghe, Priscilla Idele, Liliana Carvajal Velez, Manasi Kumar

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10.1371/journal.pone.0323907
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2025-05-23
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0323907,
  title = {“If I tell you my problems, how will you perceive me?”: A qualitative study of mental health knowledge, barriers, and opportunities for care among Kenyan adolescents during COVID-19},
  author = {Vincent Nyongesa and Joseph Kathono and Shillah Mwavua and Darius Nyamai and Obadia Yator and Ian Kanyanya and Nabila Amin and Simon Njuguna and Jill Ahs and Brandon Kohrt and Bruce Chorpita and Beatrice Madeghe and Priscilla Idele and Liliana Carvajal Velez and Manasi Kumar},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0323907},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323907}
}

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AU  - Joseph Kathono
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AU  - Darius Nyamai
AU  - Obadia Yator
AU  - Ian Kanyanya
AU  - Nabila Amin
AU  - Simon Njuguna
AU  - Jill Ahs
AU  - Brandon Kohrt
AU  - Bruce Chorpita
AU  - Beatrice Madeghe
AU  - Priscilla Idele
AU  - Liliana Carvajal Velez
AU  - Manasi Kumar
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Nyongesa, V., Kathono, J., Mwavua, S., Nyamai, D., Yator, O., Kanyanya, I., Amin, N., Njuguna, S., Ahs, J., Kohrt, B., Chorpita, B., Madeghe, B., Idele, P., Velez, L. C., & Kumar, M. (2025). “If I tell you my problems, how will you perceive me?”: A qualitative study of mental health knowledge, barriers, and opportunities for care among Kenyan adolescents during COVID-19. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323907

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