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. 2019 Dec 11;9(12):e031284. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031284

Table 2.

​​Barriers and facilitators for active case-finding policy implementation (n=43)

Reported factors References Number (%)
Health system level
 Limited financial resources 16 21 22 26 27 32 39 40 43 46 48 51 54 66 78 15 (35)
 Existing systems and structures 14 19 21 27 38 43 44 53 54 69 78 11 (26)
 Availability of diagnostic tests and services 16 19 27 34 41 49 50 66 8 (19)
 Staff experience, expertise, motivation 14 17 24 26 27 39–41 43 46 52 55 58 71 14 (33)
 Over-burdening staff 16 21 26 39 41 51 70 7 (16)
 Using person-centred approaches 14 22 23 27 34 43 53 65 8 (19)
 Collaboration and integration 14 16 18 34 39 43 52 7 (16)
 Health education 34 40–43 5 (12)
Health information and research system level
 Data, systems, supervision 19 24 27–29 42 48 7 (16)
Individual and community level
 Stigma and discrimination 14 22–25 27 28 31 37 38 43 50 58 59 77 82 16 (37)
 Individual characteristics 23 31 34 37 39 43 51 58 65 66 77 83 12 (28)
 Sociocultural factors 24 25 27 28 34 41 43 46 47 54 56 59 77 83 14 (33)
 Fear 23 24 34 38 39 43 53–56 10 (23)
 Mistrust 14 24 41 43 46 47 51 53 57 72 10 (23)
 Knowledge and awareness 14 23 24 26 37 43 53 58 8 (19)