Table 6.

Descriptive items in the structural readiness survey, including response options, by country

Question	Benin	India	Malawi
At what level do you work?	• National • Department • Commune • Health center • Village (drug distributor) • World Health Organization • Implementation partner	• National • State • District • Sub-district • Block • Drug distributor/ASHA • World health organization • Implementation partner	• National • Zone/region • District • Community-health center • Community-health surveillance assistant • World Health Organization • Implementation partner
Does [COUNTRY] have a national policy for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)?	Yes/no
Does [COUNTRY] have an NTD Master Plan?	Yes/no
If yes, what is the STH-specific strategy in the NTD Master Plan?	• Deworming of children (ages 2–14 years) who are both enrolled in school and not enrolled in school. • Deworming of children (ages 5–14 years) who are enrolled in schools. • Deworming of children (ages 2–14 years) who are enrolled in schools. • Deworming of children (ages 5–14 years) who are both enrolled in school and not enrolled in school.	• National deworming day once per year during which pre-school and school-age children are dewormed at school. • National deworming day every 6 months, during which pre-school and school-age children are dewormed at school. • National deworming day every 6 months during which all members of the community are dewormed in their homes. • Other (please specify)	• National deworming day once per year during which pre-school and school-age children are dewormed at school. • National deworming day every 6 months, during which pre-school and school-age children are dewormed at school. • National deworming day every 6 months during which all members of the community are dewormed in their homes. • Other (please specify)
[BENIN/INDIA] Have you worked as a drug distributor for other community-based MDA programs before? [MALAWI] Have you worked as a Health Surveillance Assistants (HSA) for other community-based MDA programmes before?	Yes/no
How often do you present new ideas to your supervisor?	Never, rarely, occasionally, often, always, not enough information to answer
What is the exact amount of payment or other incentives provided to drug distributors in [COUNTRY] when implementing a community-based programme?	• 500 CFA per day • 1000 CFA per day • 2000 CFA per day • 3000 CFA per day	Open-ended
Please select 3 materials that you think are most key to delivering community-wide MDA (besides deworming medicines)	• IEC materials (for community sensitization) • Well-trained staff • Access to printing for field materials • Incentives for volunteer drug distribution • Vehicles and fuel • MDA delivery guide for volunteer drug distributors • Other		• IEC materials (for community sensitization) • Well-trained staff • Access to printing for field materials • Incentives for Health Surveillance Assistants (HSA) • Vehicles and fuel • MDA delivery guide for Health Surveillance Assistants (HSA) • Other (please specify)
[BENIN] How many drug distributors are typically needed to deliver MDA in a community of 5,000 people? [MALAWI/INDIA] How many Health Surveillance Assistants are typically needed to deliver MDA in a community of 5,000 people?	Insert number
[BENIN/INDIA] I am involved in the training, implementation or supervision of NTD program research activities in [COUNTRY]. [MALAWI] I am involved in training or supervision of HSA in [COUNTRY].	Yes/no
[BENIN/INDIA] I regularly work with drug distributors in my current job capacity. [MALAWI] I regularly work with HSAs in my current job capacity.	Never, rarely, occasionally, often, always, not enough information to answer
I regularly oversee MDA activities at a local/community level in my current job capacity.	Never, rarely, occasionally, often, always, not enough information to answer