Table 1. Composition of the focus groups and characteristics of the participants.
| Focus group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents and Intern Physicians | Lab Workers | Junior Nurses | Senior Nurses | HC III Clinical Officers | HC IV Medical Officers | Paediatricians | |
| N | |||||||
| Group size | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 21–30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 31–40 | 4 | 3 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 41–50 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 51–60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Female | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Profession | |||||||
| Medical doctor | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Laboratory technician | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Nurse | - | - | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| Midwife | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Clinical officer | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |