Table 2 Number of patients consulting each category of provider in any step of their care-seeking pathway (multiple responses per patient possible)
From: Pathways to care of patients with mental health problems in Bangladesh
Provider groups | Provider category | Number of patients choosing this consultation |
|---|---|---|
Non-medical provider | Traditional healer | 9 |
Religious healer | 4 | |
Drug seller at pharmacy | 1 | |
Homeopath | 2 | |
Meditation (quantum method) | 1 | |
Other medical provider (private) | General practitioner | 4 |
Neurologist | 7 | |
Gynecologist | 1 | |
Pediatrician | 3 | |
Internal medicine | 2 | |
Cardiologist | 1 | |
Respiratory physician | 1 | |
Private clinics | Clinic | 1 |
Detox center | 2 | |
Rehab | 2 | |
Public general hospitals | Upazila health complex | 2 |
National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital | 4 | |
Dhaka Shishu Hospital (children’s hospital) | 4 | |
Other specialized hospitals | 4 | |
Medical College Hospital (non-psychiatry department) | 3 | |
Psychiatric care provider | NIMH | 40 |
Pabna Mental Hospital | 2 | |
Medical College Hosp. (psychiatry department) | 3 | |
Psychiatrist (private) | 12 | |
Psychologist (private) | 1 |