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Table 1 Characteristics of HSAs who participated in IDIs

From: Introducing post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) for management of severe anemia in Malawian children: a qualitative study of community health workers’ perceptions and motivation

HSA ID

Gender

Age

Location category

Population size

Length of service

No. Of visits

Level of adherence

HSAs with self- reported adherence (N = 12)

 ID1-HSA-01

Male

32

Urban

2219

9

1

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-03

Male

40

Semi-urban

894

7

3a

Fully adherent

 IDI-HSA-04

Female

37

Rural

3077

10

1

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-05

Female

45

Urban

4050

24

3

Fully adherent

 IDI-HSA-06

Female

36

Semi-rural

Unsure

9

2

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-07

Male

35

Rural

3090

9

1

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-09

Female

39

Semi-urban

1139

8

2

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-10

Male

30

Rural

3299

10

1

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-11

Male

39

Remote

2360

14

2

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-14

Female

30

Semi-rural

2202

9

1

Partially adherent

 IDI-HSA-17

Male

42

Semi-rural

4500

17

3

Fully adherent

 IDI-HSA-18

Male

27

Urban

1160

9

1

Partially adherent

HSAs with self-reported non-adherence (N = 8)

 IDI-HSA-02

Female

27

Urban

884

9

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-08

Female

42

Urban

599

21

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-12

Male

33

Semi-rural

1276

9

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-13

Male

32

Rural

1356

8

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-15

Male

32

Rural

4000

7

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-16

Male

38

Remote rural

NA

10

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-19

Male

36

Remote

940

9

0

Not adherent

 IDI-HSA-20

Male

40

Remote

3100

9

0

Not adherent

  1. aThis HSA had 2 children during the course of the study and he was fully adherent to both