Major factors hindering the adoption of mental health interventions in the Nigerian construction artisan sector
| S/Nos | Emerged hindrances | Categorisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt-related | Construction firm-related | Artisan-related | ||
| 1 | Time for the mental health initiative programme | √ | √ | |
| 2 | Fear of judgement from colleagues | √ | ||
| 3 | Inadequate training facilities | √ | √ | |
| 4 | High cost associated with mental health care | √ | √ | √ |
| 5 | Lack of funding | √ | √ | √ |
| 6 | Absence of a supportive learning workplace environment | √ | ||
| 7 | Lax operational capacity by contracting companies | √ | ||
| 8 | Anxiety of weakness or job security impact | √ | ||
| 9 | Construction contracting companies’ reluctance to invest in mental health intervention programme | √ | ||
| 10 | Absence of mental health awareness in the workplace | √ | √ | |
| 11 | Academic background of most construction artisans | √ | ||
| 12 | Conflict of interest between employers and employees | √ | √ | |
| 13 | Fear of stigma | √ | ||
| 14 | Lack of incentive to encourage artisans to embrace the initiative | √ | ||
| 15 | Hired construction artisans | √ | √ | |
| 16 | Lax evaluation of artisan’s mental health fitness | √ | ||
| 17 | Poor health and safety monitoring/supervision system | √ | √ | |
| 18 | High workload and project deadlines | √ | √ | |
| 19 | Poor communication regarding the intervention’s benefits | √ | ||
| 20 | Peer pressure to discard mental health interventions | √ | ||
| 21 | Lax government support and legislation | √ | ||
| 22 | Construction artisan socioeconomic status | √ | ||
| 23 | Negative perception regarding mental health interventions | √ | ||
| 24 | Influence of workplace | √ | √ | |
| 25 | Mode of training (formal or informal apprenticeship) | √ | √ | |
| 26 | Unfriendly working condition | √ | √ | |
| 27 | Workplace-induced stress and depression (overworked) | √ | √ | |
| 28 | Low pay | √ | √ | √ |
| 29 | Absence of health and safety global best practices on construction sites | √ | √ | √ |
| 30 | Complexity of construction site with different interest | √ | √ | |
| 31 | Exposed to local unregulated alcoholic herbs and illicit drugs within the site environment | √ | √ | |
| Total | 8 | 23 | 21 | |
| S/Nos | Emerged hindrances | Categorisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt-related | Construction firm-related | Artisan-related | ||
| 1 | Time for the mental health initiative programme | √ | √ | |
| 2 | Fear of judgement from colleagues | √ | ||
| 3 | Inadequate training facilities | √ | √ | |
| 4 | High cost associated with mental health care | √ | √ | √ |
| 5 | Lack of funding | √ | √ | √ |
| 6 | Absence of a supportive learning workplace environment | √ | ||
| 7 | Lax operational capacity by contracting companies | √ | ||
| 8 | Anxiety of weakness or job security impact | √ | ||
| 9 | Construction contracting companies’ reluctance to invest in mental health intervention programme | √ | ||
| 10 | Absence of mental health awareness in the workplace | √ | √ | |
| 11 | Academic background of most construction artisans | √ | ||
| 12 | Conflict of interest between employers and employees | √ | √ | |
| 13 | Fear of stigma | √ | ||
| 14 | Lack of incentive to encourage artisans to embrace the initiative | √ | ||
| 15 | Hired construction artisans | √ | √ | |
| 16 | Lax evaluation of artisan’s mental health fitness | √ | ||
| 17 | Poor health and safety monitoring/supervision system | √ | √ | |
| 18 | High workload and project deadlines | √ | √ | |
| 19 | Poor communication regarding the intervention’s benefits | √ | ||
| 20 | Peer pressure to discard mental health interventions | √ | ||
| 21 | Lax government support and legislation | √ | ||
| 22 | Construction artisan socioeconomic status | √ | ||
| 23 | Negative perception regarding mental health interventions | √ | ||
| 24 | Influence of workplace | √ | √ | |
| 25 | Mode of training (formal or informal apprenticeship) | √ | √ | |
| 26 | Unfriendly working condition | √ | √ | |
| 27 | Workplace-induced stress and depression (overworked) | √ | √ | |
| 28 | Low pay | √ | √ | √ |
| 29 | Absence of health and safety global best practices on construction sites | √ | √ | √ |
| 30 | Complexity of construction site with different interest | √ | √ | |
| 31 | Exposed to local unregulated alcoholic herbs and illicit drugs within the site environment | √ | √ | |
Source(s): Authors’ work