Table 1.
Summary description of FGD participants by level
Key stakeholder type | N = 10 | Description |
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Ministry of Health | 3 | National-level officials working in healthcare system administration, policy-making, programme development or leadership |
Donor partners | 2 | Individuals working as leaders or managers of international entities providing financial aid or serving as a MDR-TB treatment implementing partner |
Professional regulatory institution | 1 | Representative from the Eswatini Nursing Council, an autonomous body that provides professional guidance and imposes conditions on the practice of nurses |
Academia | 1 | Individual representing an institution providing formal training in nursing |
Civil society | 1 | Non-governmental actors that participate and engage in public health advocacy and policy reform |
Healthcare providers | 2 | Professionally trained medical doctors and nurses working in a health facility providing MDR-TB treatment |