Table 1. Characteristics of included studies.
| Characteristic | N | |
|---|---|---|
| Publication date | 1990-2000 | 1 |
| 2001-2010 | 1 | |
| 2011-2015 | 4 | |
| 2016-2020 | 3 | |
| Regions of India* | South India | 7 |
| West India | 3 | |
| Central India | 0 | |
| North India | 0 | |
| North-East India | 0 | |
| East India | 0 | |
| Level at which intervention was delivered | Intra-personal, Inter-personal and Community | 6 |
| Organisational/Institutional | 3 | |
| Governmental/Structural | 0 | |
| Training Programmes | 3 | |
| Health promotion | 5 | |
| Self-help and support groups | 2 | |
| Community-based rehabilitation | 4 | |
| Home care teams | 1 | |
| Care and Support | 2 | |
| Intervention strategy used* | Counselling | 3 |
| Group Counselling | 1 | |
| Treatment | 5 | |
| Community education | 6 | |
| Community contact | 1 | |
| Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | 0 | |
| Community advocacy | 0 | |
| Legal and policy based | 0 | |
| Rights based approaches | 0 | |
| Component of stigma targeted | Knowledge | 2 |
| Attitudes | 1 | |
| Behaviour | 0 | |
| Internalised stigma and stigma fears | 1 | |
| Knowledge and attitudes | 3 | |
| Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour | 2 | |
| Intervention delivery target group | Community Members | 4 |
| Primary and Community Health Workers | 3 | |
| Patients with schizophrenia and caregivers | 1 | |
| Women living with HIV/AIDS | 1 | |
| Mental health professionals | 0 | |
| Non-mental health professionals working in secondary or tertiary settings | 0 | |
| Study Design | Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) | 2 |
| Pre-and-post, or Cross-sectional | 7 |
*
Some studies fall into more than 1 category.