Table 1.
Demographic characteristics | Primary care non-prescribing staff n = 19, (%) | Primary care prescribing staff n = 22, (%) |
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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.