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Table 1 Descriptions of IDIs, FGDs and Types of Informants

From: Who are CHWs? An ethnographic study of the multiple identities of community health workers in three rural Districts in Tanzania

 

QSA 1

March 2012

QSA 1

March 2012

QSA 2

June/July 2013

QSA 2

June/July 2013

Kilombero and Ulanga

Rufiji

Kilombero

Rufiji

Key Informant Interview

 Village Executive Officer (Mtendaji)

2

2

3

3

 Village Chairperson (Mwenyekiti)

2

2

  

 Traditional Birth Attendant

2

2

  

 Village Health Workers (WAVI)

2

2

  

 WAJA Village Supervisor

2

2

3

3

 WAJA

2

2

3

3

 Hamlet (Kitongoji) Leader

2

2

3

3

 District Medical Officer

1

1

1

1

 Medical Officer In-Charge (facility)

1

1

  

 WAJA Focal Person

1

1

1

1

 District Reproductive and Child Health Coordinator

1

1

1

1

 District Pharmacist

1

1

  

 District Health Information Officer

1

1

  

 District Health Secretary

1

1

  

 Chair of Council Health Services Board

1

1

  

 Health Facility in Charge (Head Clinician)

2

2

3

3

 Clinical Supervisor of WAJA

2

2

  

Subtotal

26

26

18

18

Total IDI

QSAI IDI 52

QSAII IDI 36

Focus Group Discussions

 Women with child under 1

2

2

  

 Men with children under 5

2

2

  

 WAJA

2

2

1

1

 Members of Village Government

2

2

  

 WAJA Village Supervisors

2

2

  

 WAJA Clinical Supervisors

1

1

  

Subtotal

11

11

1

1

TOTAL FGD

QSAI FGD 22

QSAII FGD 4

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