Clinical Trial: Improving Women's Mental Health Through Tele-based Wellbeing Centres in Bangladesh.

U.S., Oct. 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07890896) titled 'Improving Women's Mental Health Through Tele-based Wellbeing Centres in Bangladesh.' on Oct. 04.

Brief Summary: 1. Burden:

Women in Bangladesh face a high mental health burden, with 22% experiencing mental disorders compared to 16% of men. Access to face to face psychological care is limited by stigma, financial barriers, restricted mobility, and shortage of trained professionals, resulting in a major treatment gap.

2. Knowledge gap:

Evidence on tele mental health effectiveness mainly comes from high income countries. In Bangladesh, evidence is limited to observational studies, and it remains unclear whether tele counselling is a...