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Table 2 An overview of the theme, categories and their sub-categories

From: “A constant struggle to receive mental health care”: health care professionals’ acquired experience of barriers to mental health care services in Rwanda

Theme

Categories

Sub-categories

A constant struggle to receive health care for mental disorders

People facing numerous barriers when seeking health care for mental disorders

Poverty and lack of family support

Fear of stigmatization

Poor community awareness of mental disorders

Societal beliefs in traditional healers and prayers

Scarce resources in mental health care

Gender imbalance in care seeking behavior

The use of scarce facilitators to enable health seeking for mental disorders

Collaboration between authorities and organizations in mental health

Family with awareness of mental disorders and health insurance