Table 2.

Characteristics of survey respondents

Characteristic	Number of respondents (%)
Professional profile*:
Medical doctor/clinical officer	43 (41.4%)
Primary care provider	5 (4.8%)
Laboratory expert	8 (7.7%)
Researcher	39 (37.5%)
In vitro diagnostics industry personnel	6 (5.8%)
Employee of an international organization (e.g., WHO)	2 (1.9%)
National programme administrator	6 (5.8%)
Employee/Consultant of a national or international NGO	22 (21.2%)
Programme implementer	13 (12.5%)
Policy maker	9 (8.7%)
Civil Society Activist	17 (16.4%)
Other	17 (16.4%)
Expertise in viral hepatitis field:
Less than 1 year	7 (6.7%)
1–2 years	11 (10.6%)
3–5 years	19 (18.3%)
5–10 years	2 (1.9%)
More than 10 years	65 (62.5%)
Total	104
Information provided about HBV services:
National level	30 (63.8%)
Province/state	4 (8.5%)
Specific sites/programme	10 (21.3%)
Total	47
Information provided HCV services:
National level	32 (66.7%)
Province/state	4 (8.3%)
Specific sites/programmes	10 (20.8%)
Total	48

*checking more than one box was allowed and therefore the total number of answer choices exceeds the total number of respondents (n = 104)