Table 2. Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of the participants involved in the qualitative study (meso and macro-factors).

Characteristics		Physicians/ public hospitals		Physicians/ district health centres		Telemedicine project managers
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Sex	Male	24	80.00	34	94.44	10	100.00
	Female	6	20.00	2	5.56	0	0.00
Age	≤ 30	2	6.67	0	0	1	10.00
	31–35	3	10.00	10	27.77	1	10.00
	36–40	4	13.33	13	36.11	0	0.00
	41–45	7	23.33	7	19.44	0	0.00
	46–50	6	20.00	5	16.66	2	20.00
	51–55	7	23.33	1	0.00	2	20.00
	56–60	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	30.00
	> 60	1	3.33	0	0.00	1	10.00
Specialization	General practitioner	0	0.00	13	36.11	0	0.00
	Specialist physician	30	100	23	63.89	7	70.00
	Not a physician	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	30.00
Medical Region	Dakar	24	80.00	2	5.56	8	80.00
	Outside Dakar	6	20.00	34	94.44	2	20.00