Table 1.
Organisational and functional attributes for the characterisation of the structural position of stakeholders involved in the inter-sectorial surveillance strategy of antibiotic resistance in Vietnam
| Attribute | Definition | Possible value |
|---|---|---|
| Category of stakeholder | Describes the category the stakeholder belongs to | Government authorities, national research institutes, private sector, international partners |
| Territorial level | Describes the geographical level at which the stakeholder works | Sub-national, national, supra-national |
| Supervising authority | Describes the institution which has a direct authority over the stakeholder | Prime Minister, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Finances, Ministry of industries and trade, Ministry of sciences and technology, provincial people’s committee |
| Professional sector | Describes the sector in which the stakeholder works | Animal health, husbandry management, animal feed, human health, food processing and distribution, food safety, plant health, wildlife, fisheries, soil and water, antibiotic production/distribution |
| Stakeholder’s structural position in the surveillance strategy | Describes the role of the stakeholder as defined in official documents framing the surveillance strategy | Operating (stakeholder officially tasked with surveillance activities), influencing (stakeholder officially identified as supporting surveillance activities), absent (stakeholder without any assigned role in the surveillance strategy) |
| Stakeholder’s activity status regarding tasks assigned | Describes stakeholder’s engagement in undertaking or supporting surveillance activities | Active (stakeholder already engaged), prospective (stakeholder about to be engaged), absent (stakeholder not engaged) |
| Surveillance component | Describes the surveillance component in which the stakeholder undertakes action | ABR and or ABU in hospitals, ABR and or ABU in community, ABR and or ABU in food-producing animals, ABR and or ABU in companion animals, ABR and or ABU in plant, ABR and or ABU in wildlife, ABR in soil and water, ABR in food |
| Surveillance activities | Describes at which stage of the surveillance process the stakeholder is involved | Surveillance planning, data collection, data reporting, data sharing, data management, data analysis and interpretation, data communication, data dissemination |
| Collaborations | Describes at which stage of the surveillance process collaborations occur | Orientation, coordination, planning, data collection, data analysis/interpretation, dissemination, communication |
| Interacting partner | Describes, for each collaboration, with which partner the stakeholder interacts | Any of the other institutions identified |
| Collaboration status | Describes the engagement of partners in the collaboration | Planned, ongoing |
| Type of collaboration | Describes the type of collaboration in place | Technical and financial support, inter-sectoral collaborations |
ABR Antibiotic resistance, ABU Antibiotic usage