Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents
| Survey (N = 3659) n (%)a |
KIIs (N = 194) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Country distribution | ||
| Global1 | 796 (21.8%) | 18 (9.3%) |
| Afghanistan | 513 (14.0%) | 28 (14.4%) |
| Bangladesh | 106 (2.9%) | 17 (8.8%) |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 499 (13.6%) | 23 (11.9%) |
| Ethiopia | 101 (2.8%) | 30 (15.4%) |
| India | 401 (11.0%) | 25 (12.9%) |
| Indonesia | 322 (8.8%) | 26 (13.4%) |
| Nigeria | 921 (25.2%) | 27 (13.9%) |
| Levels worked | ||
| Global | 565 (9.2%) | 18 (9.3%) |
| National | 894 (14.6%) | 84 (43.3%) |
| State/District | 3333 (52.7%) | 70 (36.1%) |
| Sub-district/Frontline | 1445 (23.5%) | 22 (11.3%) |
| Organizational representation | ||
| GPEI partners | 2948 (34.5%) | 61 (31.4%) |
| Government | 3657 (42.8%) | 96 (49.5%) |
| Implementing organizations | 1600 (18.7%) | 23 (11.9%) |
| Research organizations | 119 (1.4%) | 5 (2.6%) |
| Other | 216 (2.5%) | 9 (4.6%) |
| Polio program goal2 | ||
| Resource mobilization | 213 (2.7%) | – |
| Partnership development | 312 (4.0%) | – |
| Strategy development | 577 (7.4%) | – |
| Strengthening delivery systems | 926 (11.9%) | – |
| Vaccine administration | 2132 (27.4%) | – |
| Surveillance | 1426 (18.3%) | – |
| Community Engagement | 1176 (15.1%) | – |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | 1027 (13.2%) | – |
aSurvey respondents were able to select multiple responses for the following characteristics: the levels where they worked, their organizational representation, and the polio program goal over the period 1988–2019. Hence, the sum of responses (n) under each of these characteristics is greater than the total number of respondents (N = 3659 for the survey)
1Global respondents refer to those respondents contacted by the global survey, as compared to surveys conducted in the seven focus countries. This sample therefore includes individuals who may have primarily worked at the global level but also supported polio eradication in one or multiple countries
2Survey respondents were asked to indicate polio program goals which they were involved as part of the survey response; this information was not gathered during key informant interviews, though respondents’ experiences were reviewed a priori to ensure representativeness across program goals