Table 1.

Characteristics of the participant health policy makers and managers in Ghana.

Gendera	Age (years)	Working experience with noncommunicable diseases	Experience (years)
Male	>50	Medical practice, program management, policy	21
Male	>50 (retired)	Medical practice, program management, policy	36
Male	>50 (retired)	Medical practice, teaching, research, program management, policy	41
Male	>50	Research, health information management, policy	33
Male	>50	Health education, training, research, communication, program management, policy	25
Male	40-44	Health regulations, disease control and prevention, policy	19
Male	40-44	Medical practice, disease control and prevention, policy	13
Female	45-49	Clinical practice, health promotion, policy	20
Male	45-49	Teaching, research, consultancy	16
Female	>50 (retired)	Health promotion, disease prevention, policy	>30
Male	>50	Health sector coordination, program management, policy	30
Male	>50	Teaching, research, consultancy	21
Female	>50 (retired)	Health promotion, advocacy, policy	34

^aSource: authors’ own compilation.