E-MhGAP Intervention Guide in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Proof-of-concept for Impact and Acceptability

Two strategies will be compared for training and supervising primary care workers delivering mental health services. Both strategies will use the World Health Organization mental health Gap Action Program-Intervention Guide. In the standard strategy, the paper-based version of the mental health Gap Action Program-Intervention Guide will be used. In the novel strategy an electronic version of the mental health Gap Action Program-Intervention Guide that can be used on mobile digital devices will be given to primary care workers. This is a feasibility cluster-randomized controlled trial to establish parameters for conducting a fully-powered cluster-randomized controlled trial comparing the paper versus digital strategy. The primary outcome of the subsequent fully powered trial will be the difference in accurate detection of depression.