Table 2.
Components of care provided by department to VOT patients seen at the MSF clinic, January 2017–June 2019
| Service received overall | N (%) 2512 (100)† | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients referred for medical care: | 1682 (67.0) | |
| Patients referred for mental health services: | 1837 (73.1) | |
| Type of mental health service provided | Individual sessions | 2229 (97.8) |
| Group sessions | 50 (2.2) | |
| Patients referred to physiotherapy: | 939 (37.4) | |
| Type of physio service provided | Individual sessions | 2224 (97.6) |
| Group sessions | 55 (2.4) | |
| Patients referred for social care: | 838 (33.4) | |
| SW service provided | External referral* | 431 (51.4) |
| Internal referral** | 17 (2.0) | |
| Unknown/no action | 390 (46.5) | |
*External referral to other non governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with the non-medical needs of the patients (housing, legal needs, food and non-food items, birth certificates and education).
**Internal referral to other services inside the MSF clinic depending on the patient`s expressed needs or social worker (SW) assessment
†Numbers in parentheses represent column percentages (IQR).