Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia: Findings from a multi-site pre-post study

Dristy Gurung; Bethel Ayele; Ioannis Bakolis; Kalpana Bhattarai; Elaine Brohan; Anish V. Cherian; Mercian Daniel; Amani Metsahel; Eshetu Girma; Petra C. Gronholm; Charlotte Hanlon; Claire Henderson; Sudha Kallakuri; Heidi Lempp; Jie Li; Santosh Loganathan; Ning Ma; Yurong Ma; Pallab K Maulik; Gurucharan Bhaskar Mendon; Uta Ouali; Bhawana Subedi; Graham Thornicroft; Syed Shabab Wahid; Yosra Zgueb; Wufang Zhang; Xiaotong Zhang; Brandon A. Kohrt

doi:10.1017/gmh.2026.10280

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a social-contact intervention to reduce stigma related to mental health among primary care providers.
Conducted a pre-post study across multiple sites in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia.
Focused on primary care providers to gauge their experiences and attitudes towards mental health.
Measured changes in stigma levels pre- and post-intervention.
The intervention was feasible and well-accepted by primary care providers.
Significant reduction in stigma-related attitudes observed after the intervention.
Participants reported increased confidence in addressing mental health issues.

Implication

Pre-post study assesses acceptability and effectiveness of intervention to decrease mental health stigma among primary care providers in multiple countries.

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Gurung et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia: Findings from a multi-site pre-post study

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