Table 1.

Stakeholder categorization for diagnostics co-creation.

Category	Characteristics
1	Persons/parents of children who have been previously diagnosed and or treated for S. haematobium infection within the last 3 years.
2	Stakeholders within the community that can impact the patient's decision to access care (diagnostics, and or treatment).
3	Stakeholders within the formal health system (both public and private) who can diagnose and or treat patients with schistosomiasis.
4	Stakeholders within the government who are in charge of programs/processes to identify, and or treat schistosomiasis.
5	Stakeholders in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that contribute to schistosomiasis diagnosis, and or treatment within the state.
6	Stakeholders in academia who are working in the Neglected Tropical Disease field.
7	Stakeholders that finance diagnosis and or treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases.