Table 1.

Summary of the FGD participants and their work experience

	Community level	Health centre or Upazila Health Complex	Hospital
Bangladesh
Total participants	8	7	8
Job titles (number)	Community healthcare worker (8)	Physician (4)	Senior staff nurse (1)
		Medical officer (3)	Associate professor (2)
			ICU staff (1)
			Anaesthesiologist (1)
			Assistant registrar (1)
			Intern medical officer (1)
Work experience (mean, range)	1.7 years (0.6–4)	2.3 years (1–6)	14.7 years (0.5–32)
Malawi
Total participants	9	8	9
Job titles	Community healthcare worker (8)	Medical assistant (7)	Clinical officer (3)
	Vital signs assistant (1)	Medical technician (1)	Nurse midwife (3)
			Medical assistant (3)
Years of work experience (mean)	10.6 years (5–20)	8.3 years (3–23)	8.1 years (4–13)

FGD, focus group discussion; ICU, intensive care unit.