Table 2. Overview of study components.
Component number | Research question | Method | Instruments | Sample size (N) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | How many persons affected by depression, alcohol use disorder, psychoses, and epilepsy contact a health worker for help? | Community survey | PHQ-9 AUDIT |
3,482 |
Surveillance data | HMIS records | n/a | ||
2 | How many persons attending healthcare services are correctly detected with mental illness? | Facility survey | PHQ-9 AUDIT |
3,627 |
3 | How many persons diagnosed with MNS disorders receive minimally adequate care? | Facility survey | OPD records, reviewed by psychiatrist | |
4 | Are persons with MNS disorders benefiting from treatments delivered by primary health workers? | Cohort studies | PHQ-9 AUDIT WHODAS PANSS SIP-2R Epileptic seizures |
449 |
AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; HMIS, health information management system; MNS, mental, neurological, and substance abuse; n/a, not applicable; OPD, outpatient department; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire–9 item; SIP-2R, Short Inventory of Problems–Revised; WHODAS, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule.