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. 2025 Jul 29;25:557. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-06164-5

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of IDI and FGD participants

Initial Implementation End of Pilot
IDIs with programme, clinical and administrative leaders (GSH leaders) (n = 14) FGDs with implementers (n = 54; 11 FGDs) FGDs with programme, clinical and administrative leaders (n = 17; 5 FGDs)

Eligibility criteria:

• Involved in development, setting-up, management of the programme;

• Involved in the initiative/policy-related decision on starting of the programme

Eligibility criteria:

GSH core team: Have been working/providing services within the programme for at least 6

months; Part of the GSH-funded team

GSH community partners: Ever heard of the programme; have referred or received referrals from the programme

Eligibility criteria:

• Involved in development, setting-up, management of the programme;

• Involved in the initiative/policy-related decision on starting of the programme

Age, years, mean (min– max) 47.9 (38–55) Age, years, mean (min– max) 36.5 (24–64) Age, years, mean (min– max) 46.3 (29–57)
Gender Gender Gender
Female (%) 9 (64.3) Female (%) 44 (81.5) Female (%) 9 (52.9)
Male 5 (35.7) Male 10 (18.5) Male 8 (47.1)
Profession Profession Profession
Doctor 9 (64.3) Nurse 18 (33.3) Doctor 12 (70.6)
Nurse 1 (7.1) Doctor 12 (22.2) Nurse 1 (5.9)
Medical social worker 1 (7.1) GSH programme administrator a 6 (11.1) Administrator 4 (23.5)
Administrator 3 (21.4) Centre manager b 4 (7.4)
Physiotherapist/therapy aide 4 (7.4)
Medical social worker 3 (5.6)
Occupational therapist 3 (5.6)
Care coordinator c 3 (5.6)
Dietician 1 (1.9)
Years of practice Years of practice Years of practice
 < 20 years 5 (35.7)  < 20 years 47 (87.0)  < 20 years 7 (41.2)
20–29 years 6 (42.9) 20–29 years 5 (9.3) 20–29 years 6 (35.3)
 > 30 years 3 (21.4)  > 30 years 2 (3.7)  > 30 years 4 (23.5)

a GSH programme administrators oversee coordination, operations and administrative work in the GSH core team

b Centre managers are staff from community partners who oversee the operations and management of individual centres or a group of centres

c Care coordinators in the GSH core team work with different service providers to help patients access required services