Table 2.
Reasons for not referring among providers who had not referred patients to the opposite sector
| Responses from BHPs(n = 146) | Responses from THPs (n = 67) | ||
| Perceived reasons for not referring to THPs | Frequencies (%) | Perceived reasons for not referring to BHPs | Frequencies (%) |
| Rules (referral guidelines) | 34 (23.3) | No collaboration mechanism | 26 (38.8) |
| Lack of trust in THPs | 28 (19.2) | I can treat | 18 (26.9) |
| No need to refer | 18 (12.3) | BHPs don't accept us & our patients | 18 (26.9) |
| BHPs are better | 17 (11.6) | I have a few patients | 5 (7.5) |
| BHPs fear losing patients | 16 (10.7) | BHPs don't refer to us | 4 (5.9) |
| Lack of belief in THPs | 15 (10.3) | Other | 7 (10.4) |
| Lack of knowledge about THPs' practice | 11 (7.5) | ||
| Referral only from THPs-BHPs | 10 (6.8) | ||
| Other | 1 (0.7) | ||
Because multiple responses were given, the sum of responses may be >100%