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Table 3 Category of first consulted health provider by patients with mental health problems in various Asian countries as reported in two studies and compared to this study’s findings

From: Pathways to care of patients with mental health problems in Bangladesh

Category of provider first consulted

Our 2016 Bangladeshi study

2008 Bangladeshi study [16]

India [17]

Nepal [17]

Japan [17]

Mongolia [17]

 

% of participant provider choices

Psychiatric care provider

27.5

16.0

42.0

2.0

32.0

54.0

Non-psychiatric medical care provider

42.5

44.0

28.0

38.0

64.0

16.0

Traditional/religious healer

25.0

22.0

20.0

14.0

8.0