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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

From: Engaging and staying engaged: a phenomenological study of barriers to equitable access to mental healthcare for people with severe mental disorders in a rural African setting

Participant type

Gender

Age (years)

Residence

Educational level

Male

Female

Urban

Rural

No formal education

Primary school only

Secondary and above

Caregivers of people with severe mental disorder, disengaged

1

7

28–70

2

6

6

1

-

People with severe mental disorder, disengaged

3

1

30–54

1

4

4

-

1

Caregivers of people with severe mental disorder, non-engaged

3

4

18–65

2

5

1

2

4

People with severe mental disorder, non-engaged

3

-

30–44

1

2

2

1

-

Caregivers of people with severe mental disorder, engaged

4

3

28–57

3

4

1

2

4

People with severe mental disorder, engaged

6

4

28–56

3

7

5

3

2

Health extension workers

-

20

 

-

20

  

20

PHC staff

11

-

25-

3

8

-

-

11