Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents across Benin, India and Malawi (N=275)
| Respondent characteristics | Benin (n=122) |
India (n=74) |
Malawi (n=79) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder level | |||
| Policymaker | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| WHO | 2 | 1 | |
| National | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Implementation partner | 2 | 4 | |
| Regional | 5 | 1 | |
| Mid-level manager | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Implementer | 98 | 66 | 57 |
| Health centers | 12 | 26 | 11 |
| CDD/ASHA/HSA | 86 | 40 | 46 |
| Knowledge of NTD/STH Master Plan | |||
| Believes country has a national policy for NTD controla | 94.7% | 75.0% | 66.7% |
| Knowledge of NTD Master Planb | 95.5% | 100.0% | 80.0% |
| Identified correct STH policy outlined in Master Planc,d | 14.3% | 25.0% | 100.0% |
| Familiarity with CDDs (%) | |||
| Worked as a CDD during previous MDA e | 83.7% | 67.5% | 89.1% |
| Experience training or supervising CDDsf | 83.3% | 79.0%4 | 51.5% |
| Works with CDDsf | 86.1% | 88.2%4 | 81.8% |
| Perceived number of CDDs neededg [mean (SD)] | |||
| Policymaker | 17 (14.1) | 8 (10.4) | 18 (22.1) |
| Mid-level manager | 59 (24.1) | 26 (28.3) | 15 (20.2) |
| Implementer | 23 (24.3) | 28 (22.0) | 3 (1.7) |
| Supervisory characteristics | |||
| Involvement in NTD research activitiesf | 80.6% | 79.4% | 48.5% |
| Presents new ideas to supervisorsh | 55% | 100% | 94.4% |
| Oversees MDA activities at a local level | 85.3% | 77.0% | 74.7% |
| Material and resources needed for community-wide MDA (% of participants identifying))i | |||
| Information Education Communication (IEC) materials | 26.3% | 25.2% | 25.6% |
| Access to printing for field materials | 15.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% |
| Incentives for CDDs | 24.1% | 21.6% | 22.2% |
| Vehicles and fuel | 1.1% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| Well-trained staff | 15.3% | 21.1% | 20.5% |
| MDA delivery guide for CDDs | 12.9% | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| Other | 1.4% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| Missing | 3.3% | 0.5% | 4.7% |
aAsked to policymaker-level stakeholders (national, state, district, WHO, implementation partners)
bAmong policymakers and mid-level managers who reported having knowledge of a national policy for the control of NTDs
cOf those who reported having knowledge of the NTD Master Plan
dThe correct policy in Malawi is defined as annual national deworming of pre-school and school-age children at school, in India as bi-annual national deworming of pre-school and school-age children at schools and Angawadi centers, and in Benin as annual national deworming of enrolled children (ages 5–14 years)
eMeasured only among CDDs
fMeasured among all stakeholders except for CDDs
gPerceived number of CDDs needed to deliver MDA to a 5000-person catchment area
hMeasured only among National and regional-level stakeholders
IParticipants asked to identify three most critical material resources needed to deliver community-wide MDA