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| Selected codes | Theme |
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| Patterns of treatment seeking |
| Visiting traditional or religious healers | Repeated within traditional or religious healers before visiting the professional |
| Revisiting traditional or religious healers |
| Unsatisfaction with the treatments |
| Obtaining information from friends or neighbours |
| Visiting health professionals |
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| Determinants of treatment seeking |
| False belief about the cause | Misattribution of the cause and symptom of mental disorders |
| Being misinformed about the illness |
| Inappropriate source of information |
| Low literacy about the symptoms |
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| Feeling ashamed | Perceived stigma |
| Hiding the illness from others |
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| The whole family deciding on treatment seeking | Role of extended family |
| Dominant final decision from parent |
| Patients depending on their family financially |
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| Unemployed patient | Financial issue |
| Poverty of the patient’s family |
| Expensive transportation cost to the hospital |
| Limited coverage of health insurance |
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| Complaints about long distance to the hospital | Distance to the hospital |
| Limited transportation option from remote areas |
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| Confusion with referral system | Complicated bureaucratic system |
| Complaints with admission system |
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