Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 7 | 43.7 |
| Male | 9 | 56.3 | |
| Country | Ethiopia | 6 | 37.5 |
| Malawi | 3 | 18.8 | |
| South Africa | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 37.5 | |
| Research level | PhD | 14 | 87.5 |
| Post-Doctoral | 2 | 12.5 | |
| Professional background | Medical (doctors, nurses) | 5 | 31.3 |
| Clinical Psychology | 3 | 18.7 | |
| Other Health Professional* | 3 | 18.7 | |
| Academic | 3 | 18.7 | |
| Public Health | 2 | 12.5 |
[i] * ‘Other Health Professional’ includes occupational therapy (n = 1), physiotherapy (n = 1), and clinical officer (n = 1).
Table 2
Study themes and sub-themes with associated codes.
| Theme | Sub-theme | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | Professional | New theory |
| New skills | ||
| Long-term development | ||
| Personal | Self-reflection and insight | |
| Self-confidence | ||
| Application | Innovation | Direct |
| Indirect | ||
| Constraint | Obstacles | |
| Future intention | ||
| Connection | Co-location | Face-to-face |
| Practice builds confidence | ||
| Mutual benefit | Learning from others | |
| Using skills with others |
| ACES: | Academic Competencies Series |
| AMARI: | African Mental Health Research Initiative |
| DELTAS: | Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science |
| HIC: | high-income countries |
| KCL: | King’s College London |
| LMIC: | low and middle-income countries |
| SSA: | sub-Saharan Africa |
| WHO: | World Health Organization |