Situational analysis to inform development of primary care and community-based mental health services for severe mental disorders in Nepal

Table 1 Sampling by respondent type and research theme

Respondent type	Number of KII	Number of FGDs (n = number of participants)	Research theme
Respondent type	Number of KII	Number of FGDs (n = number of participants)	Healthcare workforce	Medicine supply chain	Patient support groups	Stigma	Family role	CoRPs role	Care and referral pathways
Policy level	(4)	0
Director of PHC revitalization division	1	–	√	√					√
Mental health focal person in MOHP	1	–	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
District health officer	1	–	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
District hospital/Medical officer	1	–	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Health facility level	(6)	3 (n = 23)
Primary care workers (health facility incharge)	2	2 (n = 13)	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Certified midwives/maternal health workers (ANM, staff nurse)	3	1 (n = 10)	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Pharmacists	1	–	√	√		√			√
Community level	(8)	5 (n = 40)
Community leaders*/VDC secretary/NGO representative	3	2* (n = 16)			√	√	√	√	√
Police	1	–			√	√	√	√	√
Traditional healers and herbalists	2	–			√	√	√	√	√
Teachers (secondary level or higher)	1	1 (n = 6)			√	√	√	√	√
Lay community health workers (FCHVs)	1	2 (n = 18)	√		√	√	√	√	√
Service users (SU)	(8)	1 (n = 6)
Current or potential services users (PWSMDE)	4	1 (n = 6)		√	√	√	√	√	√
Family members and caregivers	4	–		√	√	√	√	√	√
Total	26	9 (n = 69)

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