Introducing the concept of a new pre-referral treatment for severely ill febrile children at community level: a sociological approach in Guinea-Bissau

Table 1 Description of interviewees in Study 1

Category of respondent	Organization/Department	Position	Number
Representatives of the Health Departments at central/government level	Department of Family Health	Director	1
	National Malaria Control Programme	Director	1
	National Programme For Health Development	Director of national control programme for malaria, HIV and tuberculosis	1
	National Programme For Health Development	Responsible for cost recovery	1
	Department of Primary Health Care	Director	1
	Department of Pharmacy and Medicines	Assistant Director	1
	CECOME*	Director	1
Representatives of the Health Departments at regional level	Regional departments of Health Oio Region	Director and Assistant Director	2
Representatives of the Health Departments at regional level	CECOME* regional depot/distribution centre, Mansoa	Manager	1
Representatives of International organizations and donors	WHO Guinea-Bissau	Head of Department of Communicable Disease Control	1
	WHO Guinea-Bissau	WHO representative in Guinea-Bissau	1
	Médecins Du Monde	Medical coordinators	2
	UNFPA Guinea-Bissau	Director of Department of Reproductive health	1
	UNICEF Guinea-Bissau	Programme Director	1
	National Programme For Health Development	Global Fund representative	1
	Plan International	Medical coordinator	1
	WHO Guinea-Bissau	Malaria programme director	1
Health professionals at different levels	Simao Mendes National Hospital	Paediatrician	1
	Mansoa Regional Hospital	Paediatrician	1
	Farim Health Centre (Type A)**	Nurse	1
	Bissora Health Centre (Type B)**	Nurse	1
	Health Centre (Type C)**	Nurses	4

*CECOME Central de Compra de Medicamentos (Central Office for Purchasing of Essential Medicines, Guinea-Bissau).
**Health centre Type A, B or C: classification of primary health care centre according to activity. Level A has the most complete package of care including some surgery.

ISSN: 1475-2875