Table 3. Demographic characteristics of focus groups.

	Variable	Units	Focus Group Discussion (n = 6)
General	Total health professionals	n (%)	35 (100)
	Number of health professionals per focus group	median (IQR)	5.5 (5–6)
	Years working in TB	median (IQR)	5 (3–14.5)
Occupations	Physician	n (%)	11 (31)
	Technical nurse	n (%)	7 (20)
	Nurse	n (%)	12 (34)
	Nutritionist	n (%)	2 (6)
	Laboratory technician	n (%)	1 (3)
	Psychologist	n (%)	1 (3)
	Social worker	n (%)	1 (3)

The age of health personnel was not recorded for confidentiality purposes. Note: IQR indicates interquartile range; TB indicates tuberculosis.