Table S1.
Characteristics of working groups
| Group | Members’ discipline (n) | BPCG section |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Psychiatrist (2) | Mental health act |
| Psychiatric nurse (3) | Depression and anxiety diagnosis | |
| Registered nurse (1) | Depression and anxiety routine care | |
| Policymaker (1) | Substance abuse diagnosis and routine care | |
| Pharmacist (1) | Psychosis and/or mania; diagnosis and routine care | |
| Family physician (1) | Dementia diagnosis and routine care | |
| Community mental health team member (1) | Traumatized/abused patient | |
| Family physician (1) | Aggressive/violent patient | |
| Suicidal patient | ||
| Chronic diseases of lifestyle | Physician – accident and emergency (1) | Cardiovascular disease risk diagnosis |
| Dietitian (1) | Cardiovascular disease risk routine care | |
| Pharmacist (1) | Diabetes diagnosis | |
| Registered nurse (1) | Diabetes routine care | |
| Diabetes educator (1) | Hypertension diagnosis | |
| Patient advocacy member (1) | Hypertension routine care | |
| Family nurse practitioner (1) | Heart failure routine care | |
| Public health specialist (1) | Stroke routine care | |
| Physician – internal medicine (1) | Ischemic heart diseases diagnosis | |
| Family physician (1) | Ischemic heart diseases routine care | |
| Peripheral vascular disease diagnosis and routine care | ||
| Chest pain | ||
| Sexual reproductive health | Midwife (2) | Contraception |
| Medical officer (2) | Contraception routine care | |
| Policymaker (2) | The pregnant woman | |
| Family physician (1) | Routine antenatal care | |
| Postnatal care | ||
| Menopause diagnosis and routine care | ||
| Sexual problems | ||
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding | ||
| Genital symptoms | ||
| End of life | Policymaker (1) | End of life routine care |
| Public health specialist (1) | ||
| Medical officer (1) | ||
| Patient advocacy (1) | ||
| Family physician (1) | ||
| Chronic respiratory diseases | Physician – internal medicine (2) | Asthma and COPD diagnosis |
| Medical officer (1) | Asthma routine care | |
| Registered nurse (1) | COPD routine care | |
| Public health specialist (1) | Wheeze/tight chest | |
| Family medicine registrar (1) | Cough and/or difficulty breathing | |
| Pharmacist (1) | ||
| Family physician (1) | ||
| TB | Public health specialist (2) | TB diagnosis |
| Physician – internal medicine (1) | TB routine care | |
| Medical officer (1) | ||
| Family physician (1) | ||
| HIV/AIDS | Physician – infectious diseases (2) | HIV diagnosis |
| Public health specialist (1) | HIV routine care | |
| Family physician (2) |
Abbreviations: BPCG, Botswana Primary Care Guideline; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TB, tuberculosis.