Table 2.

Key emergent themes from the study

Theme	Training provider’s perspectives	Training participant’s perspectives
Motivations for decentralization	Provision of local services for rural women	Provision of local services for rural women
	Reducing demand on urban service providers
Enablers for decentralization	Urban organisations partnering with a rural organisation	Having access to MToP protocols and resources
	Having a rurally-based organisation provide coordination in the rural setting	Gaining support from rural colleagues also interested in MToP provision
	Changes in the MToP regulatory environment
Challenges to decentralization	Lack of a clear and defined system for MToP provision throughout Victoria	MToP demand versus supply
		Provider stigma