Table 1 Participants in the study of service providers

An overview of participation

Total number of participants

n = 46

Total number of focus group discussions (FGDs)

4 (rural = 1, urban = 3)

Total number of semi-structured individual interviews (SSIIs)

11 (rural = 3, urban = 8)

Details of participants

Child & adolescent psychiatrists = 4

Psychiatric registrars = 1

Medical officers = 1

General psychiatrists = 2

Mental health nurses = 38

Participation according to levels of care

Level of care

Primary

SSIIs = 3

FGDs = 4 (n = 35)

Secondary

SSIIs = 4

Tertiary

SSIIs = 4

Participation according to geographic service areas

Geographical representation

City of Cape Town (urban)

SSIIs = 8 (child psychiatrist = 4, Psychiatric registrars = 1, Medical officers = 1, General psychiatrists = 2)

FGD 1 (n = 4): Community mental health nurses

FGS 2 (n = 4) Community mental health nurses

FGD 3 (n = 7) Community mental health nurses

Rural districts

SSIIs = 3 (Psychiatrist = 1, Community mental health nurses = 2)

FGDs = 1 (n = 20) Community mental health nurses