Exploring Mental Health Status and Psychosocial Support among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Types of tools used and general demographic characteristics of the participants.

Type of data collection method and tools	Number of interviews, FGD/HFA questionnaires completed ()	Gender
Health facility assessment (HFA) checklist^1	23
Key informant interview (service providers)^2	12	Adults: 8 female, 4 male
Key informant interview (clients)^3	15	Adults: 10 female, 5 male
Observation checklist^4	19
Focus group discussions (FGDs)^5	4	Adults: female : male ratio—50 : 50

¹HFA checklist was administered at every facility visited as part of the random sampling frame. ²Key informant interviews for service providers were done after the mapping of facilities. ³Interviews of clients and key informants were conducted at the camps. ⁴Observation checklists were administered as part of field visits through both random and purposive sampling to make in-depth observations of health services focused on MHPSS [15]. ⁵FGDs were conducted in the camps and at Cox’s Bazar based on FGD guide which centred on the MHPSS.