Table 2.

Characteristics of health system personnel participating in interviews

Gender	Time of service in the National Health System (years)	Work role	Professional profile
Female	9	Program nurse in primary care unit	Nursing assistant
Female	12	Program manager in primary care unit	Professional nurse
Female	21	Program manager in primary care unit	Professional nurse
Female	7	Zone managers coordinator	General physician
Female	7	Health promoter	Middle level completea
Female	8	Zone managers	Professional nurse
Female	20	Zone managers	General physician
Male	6	Health promoter	Middle level completea
Female	12	Health promoter	Family and Community Doctor
Female	32	Program coordinator	Public Health master’s degree
Female	10	Zone manager	General physician

^aEducational level in accordance with the Organic Law of Education of the Dominican Republic no. 66–97 dated April 9, 1997, Article 31: “The Dominican educational system comprises the levels: Initial, Basic, Middle and Higher”