Table 1.
Details of participants interviewed*
| Participant category | Type of dialysis facility | Total | ||
| Private | Government | NGO | ||
| Nephrologists | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Duty doctors† | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Dialysis technicians | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Dialysis patients | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 28 | |||
*The government-run and NGO-run dialysis centres did not have any nephrologists present at the time of visit.
†A medical officer on duty, who is an MBBS graduate. The National Dialysis Programme stipulates the presence of 1 duty doctor for 10 patients.
NGO, non-governmental organisation.