From: Psychiatric stigma and discrimination in South Africa: perspectives from key stakeholders
 | Depression comorbid with HIV | Schizophrenia- service users | Maternal depression | Health care service providers: |
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Nurses, Lay counsellors, Aux. Social workers | ||||
Sample size | 15 service users with depression co-morbid with HIV+ | 10 service users; | 20 women diagnosed with maternal depression | 10 nurses; |
20 lay counsellors; | ||||
2 Auxiliary social workers | ||||
Age range | 28 – 53 years | 21 – 59 years | 21 – 59 years | Nurses: 32 – 54 years |
Lay counsellors: 23 – 49 years | ||||
Auxiliary social workers: 37 and 50Â years | ||||
Gender | All females | 6 males; 4 females | All females | Nurses: 9 females; 1 male |
Lay counsellors: 16 females; 3 males | ||||
Auxiliary social workers: 2 females | ||||
Race | All black Africans | 9 black African, 1 white | All black Africans | All black Africans |
Level of education | 1 – None | None-2; | 15 – Primary education; | Nurses: All professional nurses trained in a 4 year National Diploma in General nursing. Three nurses had received further training for Primary Health Care which made them clinicians. One nurse was trained in HIV management, Management in nursing and had a Diploma in nursing education. One nurse reported being a psychiatric nurse. One nurse was studying towards a degree in nursing and was in her final year. |
7 – Primary education | Primary Education-3; | 2 – Secondary education; | ||
7- Secondary education | Secondary and Post-Secondary −5 | 3 – Tertiary education | ||
Lay counsellors: All of the counsellors had received at least some form of counselling training from various non-governmental organisations including adherence training, HIV counselling, PMTCT and TB. | ||||
Auxiliary social workers: Both trained in auxiliary social work. One also trained in paramedics, home based care, and is a trained police reservist. | ||||
Employment status/length of employment | 2 – Employed | Employed-1; | 4 – Employed; | Nurses and lay counsellors: Work experience ranged from 2 months to 9 years. |
13 – Unemployed | Unemployed-8; | 16 – Unemployed | Auxiliary social workers: 3 years each. | |
 | 1 – Student | Student-1 |  |