Table 2 Profile of primary health care workers selected for qualitative interviews in the study

CHARACTERISTICS

AVERAGE

RANGE

Age

46 years

36–55 years

Years of work experience

20 years

10–30 years

Years of work in mental health

4 years

1 -6 years

NUMBER

PERCENT

Sex

 Female

29

85.3

 Male

5

14.7

Designation

 Nurse

10

29.4

 Community health officers

13

38.2

 Community health extension workers

11

32.4

Location of practice

 Rural

15

44.1

 Urban

19

55.9