Effectiveness of a comic book intervention on mental health literacy among adolescents and youth in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial protocol

In Burkina Faso, nearly half of the population is under 15 years old, and one in four adolescents experience depression. This underscores the critical need to enhance mental health literacy among adolescents and youth, empowering them to manage their mental well-being effectively. Comic books offer...

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Main Authors: Brandt, Irene (Author) , Some, Sylvain (Author) , Millogo, Ourohiré (Author) , Sourabié, Oumar (Author) , Burns, Jacob (Author) , Shinde, Sachin (Author) , Haucke, Matthias (Author) , Sivewright, Nathan (Author) , Neumann, Christine (Author) , Bajaria, Shraddha (Author) , Napon, Katian (Author) , Dah, Clarisse (Author) , Taonda, Marina (Author) , Siegel, Jason T. (Author) , Sando, Mary Mwanyika (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author) , Sié, Ali (Author) , Liu, Shuyan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 09 January 2025
In: BMC public health
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-21325-2
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Author Notes:Irene Brandt, Sylvain Some, Ourohiré Millogo, Oumar Sourabié, Jacob Burns, Sachin Shinde, Matthias Haucke, Nathan Sivewright, Christine Neumann, Shraddha Bajaria, Katian Napon, Clarisse Dah, Marina Taonda, Jason T. Siegel, Mary Mwanyika Sando, Till Bärnighausen, Ali Sié and Shuyan Liu
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Summary:In Burkina Faso, nearly half of the population is under 15 years old, and one in four adolescents experience depression. This underscores the critical need to enhance mental health literacy among adolescents and youth, empowering them to manage their mental well-being effectively. Comic books offer an engaging approach to health education, yet their effectiveness in addressing mental health remains largely untested. Our study aims to fill this gap by evaluating the effectiveness of comic books in enhancing mental health literacy among adolescents and young adults aged 10-24 years.
Item Description:Gesehen am 20.06.2025
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-21325-2