Table 1.

Mental health indicators and its implementation

Country	Tools capturing mental health indicators	Final list of indicators	Responsibility of data collection and data reporting
Ethiopia	Out-patient registration book	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, alcohol use disorder, epilepsy, suicide attempt, other), severity, referral, essential medication stock-out	Mental health focal person in the health centre (general nurse or health officer)
South Africa	ROR, tick register/sheet. PC101 guides to screen patients, PRIME referral forms	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, alcohol use disorder, epilepsy, suicide attempt, other), follow-up, referral	Healthcare providers complete, tick register and ROR and data is consolidated by the data-capturing personnel in the facility
Nepal	OPD register	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, depression, alcohol use disorders, suicidal attempt), severity, functioning, follow-ups, referrals, referred by, approximate time since the last appointment, payment for consultation and medical expenses, out-of-pocket costs	Health workers (prescribers) within the health posts
India	Screening register, case register, follow-up register, referral slips and smile cards	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, depression, alcohol use disorders, suicidal attempt, other), severity, referral, number of trained mental health professionals, medicines out of stock, readmissions	Nurses supervised by PRIME Case Managers for reporting
Uganda	Patient's medical form, patient registers	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, depression, alcohol use disorder, epilepsy, suicidal attempt, other), severity, referral, essential medication	Dedicated HMIS officer supervised by the facility manager
Nigeria	Patient's medical form, patient registers, OPD registers, summary forms	Service utilisation by disorder (psychosis, depression, alcohol use disorder, epilepsy, suicide attempt, other), severity, referral, essential medication stock-out, number of trained mental health professionals	Primary healthcare clinician; Clinic Records Officer; District (local government) Monitoring and Evaluation officer; with supervision from Emerald Programme Officer

ROR, Rationalization of Registers; PRIME, Programme for Improving Mental Health Care; OPD, Out-Patient Department; HMIS, health management information system.