Table 1.

Demographics of primary care staff participating in the mental health training.

Demographic characteristics	Primary care non-prescribing staff n = 19, (%)	Primary care prescribing staff n = 22, (%)
Gender
Female	18 (95%)	8 (19%)
Male	1 (5%)	14 (81%)
Age
20–29 years	5 (26%)	12 (54%)
30–39 years	8 (42%)	7 (32%)
40–49 years	4 (21%)	3 (14%)
50+ years	2 (11%)	0 (0%)
Caste/Ethnicity
Adibasi janajati (indigenous ethnic groups)	4 (21%)	0 (0%)
Janajati (hill ethnic groups)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Dalit (lower castes)	0 (0%)	2 (14%)
Brahman (upper castes)	11 (58%)	16 (73%)
Chhetri (upper castes)	4 (21%)	3 (9%)
Education
School Leaving Certificate not completed (not high school graduate)	4 (21%)	0 (0%)
School Leaving Certificate graduate) completed (high school graduate)	7 (37%)	7 (32%)
Intermediate degree (2 years of higher education)	3 (16%)	6 (27%)
Bachelor’s degree (3 years of higher education)	2 (10%)	3 (14%)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, medical doctor; 5 years of higher education)	0 (0%)	5 (23%)
Master’s degree	3 (16%)	1 (4%)
Health Professional Qualification (months training)
Village health worker (3 months)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)
Auxiliary health worker (10 months)	0 (0%)	10 (45%)
Community medical assistant (15–18 months)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)
Auxiliary nurse midwife (18 months)	12 (63%)	0 (0%)
Health assistant (30–36 months)	0 (0%)	6 (27%)
Nurse (36 months)	5 (26%)	0 (0%)
Medical doctor (60 months)	0 (0%)	5 (23%)
Health Facility
Health Post	14 (74%)	15 (68%)
Urban Health Center	1 (5%)	0 (0%)
Primary Health Center	0 (0%)	3 (14%)
Primary care services in hospital	4 (21%)	3 (14%)
Not currently posted	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Years working in healthcare
< 1 year	0 (0%)	3 (14%)
1–5 years	5 (26%)	11 (50%)
6–10 years	3 (16%)	2(9%)
> 10 years	11 (58%)	6 (27%)
Prior MNS training
No	19 (100%)	21 (96%)
Yes	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Prior experience treating MNS patient
No	19 (100%)	16 (73%)
Yes	0 (0%)	6 (27%)

Abbreviations: MNS, mental, neurological and substance use.