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. 2019 Feb 14;16(2):e1002748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002748

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.