Table 1.

Summary of the characteristics of Benin health centres and individuals included in the study

Department	Location / Health zone	Town	Health centre	Accessibility	Refrigerator availablein centre	Individual interviewed
Borgou	North-Benin/Parakou-N’dali	Parakou	Madina	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Banikanni	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Parakou	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Gannou	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Zongo	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Tourou	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Kpébié	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
		N’Dali	Bori	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Sirarou	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			N’Dali	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Témé	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
			DarNo	Good	No	Assistant nurse
			Gounin	Poor	No	Chief nurse
			Ouénou	Good	No	Assistant nurse
			Marégourou	Poor	No	Chief nurse
Zou	Centre-Benin / Zogbodomey-Bohicon-Za Kpota	Zogbodomey	Massi	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Zoukou	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Avlamé	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Zogbodomey	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Canan	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Zoungbo-BogNo	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Dèmè	Poor	No	Chief nurse
			Koussoukpa	Poor	No	Chief nurse
		Bohicon	Bohicon I	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Bohicon II	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Sodohomey	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Saclo	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Avogbannan	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Gnindjazoun	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Passagon	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Ouassaho	Poor	No	Chief nurse
			Lissèzoun	Poor	Yes	Assistant nurse
Atlantique	South-Benin/Abomey/Calavi-So Ava	Abomey Calavi	Abomey-Calavi	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Akassato	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Glo	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Togba	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
			Ouèdo	Good	Yes	Chief nurse
			Godomey	Good	Yes	Assistant nurse
		So Ava	So Ava	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Véky	Poor	No	Chief nurse
			Ganvié	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Gbéssou	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Kinto	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Houédo Aguékon	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse
			Ahomey Lokpo	Poor	Yes	Chief nurse