Table 5.

Extracted main topic and themes from in-depth interviews in relation to HSPs readiness and challenges for malaria elimination in a clear area of Iran

Topics of in-depth interviews	The main themes
Part 1) Health service providers readiness	Inappropriate malaria case management
	Low holistic and role-playing studies about system readiness and health service providers performance in clear areas
	Quality of malaria identification and diagnosis
	Need to health worker re-training, system mobilization and support
Part 2) Challenges of clear areas in elimination phase	Decreasing of health system sensitivity due to absent of malaria cases
	Possibility of malaria re-introduction and neighbor countries with endemic situation
	Exiting febrile suspected cases from system surveillance chain