Table 1.
Participant overview
| Professional role code | Interview participants | FGD1 | FGD2 | FGD3 | FGD4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory technician | LT | 14 (12 interviews) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 49 |
| Nurse | Nurse | 3 (2 interviews) | 3 | ||||
| Doctor (+ SACMO) | Doctor | 3 (3 interviews) | 3 | ||||
| Programme officers and decision makers* | Programme officer | 8 (6 interviews) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | 28 (23 interviews) | 63 |
*Includes staff or consultants from the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), IEDCR (Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research), CDC (Communicable Disease Control), and BRAC (Building Resources across Communities)
LT laboratory technician, FGD Focus Group Discussion, SACMO sub-assistant community medical officers