Table 2 Background information of included papers
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Study design | ||
Not reported | 25 | 59.52 |
Cross-sectional design | 10 | 23.81 |
Descriptive | 1 | 2.38 |
Longitudinal | 1 | 2.38 |
Exploratory | 1 | 2.38 |
Phenomenological | 1 | 2.38 |
Ethnography | 2 | 4.76 |
Randomised controlled trial | 1 | 2.38 |
Type of study | ||
Mixed methods | 14 | 33.33 |
Qualitative | 21 | 50.00 |
Quantitative | 7 | 16.67 |
Sampling | ||
Probability | 4 | 9.25 |
Non-probability | 23 | 54.76 |
Not reported | 15 | 35.71 |
Type of analysis performed | ||
Qualitative analysisa | 23 | 54.76 |
Descriptive and inferential | 13 | 30.95 |
Descriptive statistics and content | 2 | 4.76 |
Not reported | 3 | 7.14 |
Outcome of included papers | ||
Treatment pathways | 16 | 38.09 |
Mental health systems | 17 | 40.47 |
Attitudes towards mental illness | 9 | 21.42 |
Type of participants | ||
Multi-stakeholder groups | 32 | 76.19 |
Mental ill patients | 6 | 14.28 |
Community members | 3 | 7.14 |
Study setting | ||
Multi-country | 6 | 14.28 |
Ghana alone | 36 | 85.71 |