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] |
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% 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 |