Table 1.
Details of key informants (KIs)
| KI | Gender | Current position and Institution | Experience | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | Malaria epidemiologist, Malawi—Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 2 | Female | Director, Blantyre Malaria Project | Over 20 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 3 | Male | Director, Centre for Social Research | Over 20 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 4 | Male | Medical epidemiologist, Director University of Northern Carolina Project | Over 20 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 5 | Male | Biostatistician, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) | Over 5 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 6 | Male | Epidemiologist, MLW | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 7 | Female | Public health specialist, MLW | Over 5 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 8 | Male | Public health specialist, Malaria Alert Centre (MAC) | Over 5 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 9 | Female | Senior Nurse, Kamuzu College of Nursing | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 10 | Male | Medical biologist, Chancellor College | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 11 | Male | Pharmacologist, College of Medicine (COM) | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 12 | Male | Malaria epidemiologist, COM | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 13 | Male | Medical epidemiologist—Director of Malaria Alert Center (MAC), COM | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 14 | Male | Senior scientist, MLW | Over 40 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 15 | Female | Retired pediatrician and director of MAC, COM | Over 30 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 16 | Male | Pediatrician, Ministry of Health | Over 30 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 17 | Male | Pediatrician, Ministry of Health | Over 40 years malaria research | Researcher |
| 18 | Male | Clinical trialist | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 19 | Male | Entomologist, MAC, College of Medicine | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher |
| 20 | Female | Clinical epidemiologist, NMCP | 6 years | Programme manager |
| 21 | Male | Disease control officer, NMCP | 5 years | Programme manager |
| 22 | Male | Entomologist, NMCP | 11 years | Programme manager |
| 23 | Male | Environmental health officer, NMCP | 6 years | Programme manager |
| 24 | Male | Deputy director of planning, Ministry of Health (MOH) | 3 years | Policy maker |
| 25 | Male | Director of Research, MOH | 8 years | Policy maker |
| 26 | Male | Health economist, MOH | 11 years | Policy maker |
| 27 | Female | Health planner, MOH | 12 years | Policy maker |
| 28 | Male | Research and knowledge translation manager (MOH) | 2 years | Policy maker |
| 29 | Male | Head of Sector Wide Approach, MOH | 6 years | Policy maker |
| 30 | Male | Health planner, Director of Planning and Policy Development MOH | 2 years | Policy maker |
| 31 | Male | Chief of Health Services, MOH | 5 years | Policy maker |
| 32 | Male | Malaria advisor, World Health Organization | 15 years | Stakeholder |
| 33 | Male | Health economist, director Abt Associates Inc | 4 years | Stakeholder |
| 34 | Male | Global fund coordinator, MOH | 2 years | Stakeholder |
| 35 | Male | Malaria resident advisor, US Centre for Disease Control | 3 years | Stakeholder |
| 36 | Female | Policy and advocacy coordinator, African Institute for Development Policy | 2 years | Stakeholder |
| 37 | Male | Policy development and analysis, Abt Associates Inc | 4 years | Stakeholder |
| 38 | Male | Chief research service officer, National Commission for Science and Technology | 16 years | Stakeholder |
| 39 | Male | Malaria program specialist | 5 years | Stakeholder |