Table 1.
Settings, participants and design of Indigo-Local intervention in the seven study sites
| Study site | Location of training/intervention implementation | Trainers used in training (worker type and number of trainers) | Recipients of training (participant type and target sample size)a | Media campaign components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China, Beijing | Xicheng district, Tongzhou district, Chaoyang district (all urban) | 3 site team members | 16–18 community mental health workers who are responsible for follow-up (home) care and working at primary medical facilities; 3 service users | Posters and social media (WeChat) for at least 1 month |
| China, Guangzhou | Tianhe district (urban) | 2 site team members | 12 community mental health social workers; 4 service users | Leaflets and social media (WeChat) for at least 1 month |
| Ethiopia | Sodo and South Sodo districts, Gurage Zone, South-Central Ethiopia (rural) | 3 site team members | 15 community-based health extension workers; 2 service users | None |
| India, Bengaluru | Ramanagara district (rural) | 3 site team members | 86 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), 5 primary health care officers; 6 service users | Distribution of brochures and posters by ASHA workers for 1 month |
| India, Delhi National Capital Region | Atmadpur and Mewla Maharajpur primary health centre areas (urban) | 3 site teams members | 11 ASHAs; 5 service users | Screening of videos in the community and use of flipbooks by ASHAs during their routine visits, for 3 months |
| Nepal | Gandaki Province, Syangja District, Arjunchaupari Rural Municipality, Central Nepal (rural) | 1 site team member and 1 psychosocial counsellor | 20 Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) from four primary health care centres; 2 service users | Flyers distributed by FCHVs and hoarding boards/billboards placed in strategic locations such as schools, marketplaces etc., run actively for 4 months |
| Tunisia | Testour Municipality, Governorate of Beja, Northern Tunisia (rural) | 3 site team members and 2 residents in Psychiatry | 18 well-regarded members of the community of Testour: social workers, religious leaders, members of local NGOs, members of the local radio, teachers; 1 service user | Flyers, posters in strategic locations, social media posts, radio broadcasts about mental health and stigma, for 3 months |
aNote that the service users listed here were both recipients of the training and also provided the social contact element of the training, i.e. provided lived testimonies.