Table 1.
Background characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | Policy makers (n = 15) | Implementing participants (n = 24) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Ghana N = 9 | Northern Ghana N = 15 | ||
| Age range | 35–55 | 30–56 | 28–54 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| Female | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Level of education | |||
| First degree | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Masters | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| PhD | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Organisation | |||
| Ministry of Health | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NCD Control and Prevention Programme | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Regenerative Health and Nutrition Program | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| International Health organisations | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana Health Service (GHS) - National | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| GHS (Regional Health Directorates) | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| GHS (District Health officers) | 0 | 2 | 9 |