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Research retention among people with first-episode psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mihoko Maru, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Usha Chhagan, Lindokuhle Thela, Enver Karim, Andrew Tomita, Saeeda Paruk, Bonginkosi Chiliza
South African Journal of Psychiatry | Vol 31 | a2470 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v31i0.2470 | © 2025 Mihoko Maru, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Usha Chhagan, Lindokuhle Thela, Enver Karim, Andrew Tomita, Saeeda Paruk, Bonginkosi Chiliza | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 January 2025 | Published: 29 August 2025

About the author(s)

Mihoko Maru, Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; and, Department of Social Work, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, United States
Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Usha Chhagan, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Lindokuhle Thela, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Enver Karim, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Andrew Tomita, KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; and, Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Saeeda Paruk, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Bonginkosi Chiliza, Discipline of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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Keywords

first-episode psychosis; psychosis; retention; longitudinal study

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