Table 1.

Sampling strategy for qualitative surveys

Target group	Data collection methods and sample size (planned respondents)	Sampling strategy
National malaria control programme	3 IDI	All personnel with key role in malaria case management strategy delivery
Central essential drugs store (CAMEG)	3 IDI	All personnel with key role in ACT ordering and inventory management
North-central health region (Head of the health region, Lead pharmacist, Responsible of the disease control service)	3 IDI	All personnel with key role in malaria case management strategy delivery
Heath district management team of Kaya (Head of the health district, Lead pharmacist Responsible for the district-level healthcare provision)	3 IDI	All personnel with key role in malaria case management strategy delivery
Head of the local health facilities	5 IDI, 4 FGD	5 heads of the local health facilities in the health district of Kaya will be randomly selected and invited for the IDI. The 40 heads of local health facilities will be allocated randomly into for groups for FGD
Essential drugs stores managers at health facilities level	5 IDI, 4 FGD	5 essential drugs store keepers of the local health facilities in the health district of Kaya will be randomly selected and invited for the IDI. The 40 essential drugs store keepers of local health facilities will be allocated randomly into for groups for FGD
Local health workers	10 FGD	10 local health facilities in the health district of Kaya will be randomly selected and the local health workers in charge of malaria case management in pregnant women, children under five and individuals of five years old and above will be grouped for the conduct of the FGD

ACT artemisinin-based combination therapy; FGD focus group discussion; IDI in-depth individual interviews