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Table 1 Details of key informants (KIs)

From: Facilitating factors and barriers to malaria research utilization for policy development in Malawi

KI

Gender

Current position and Institution

Experience

Role

1

Female

Malaria epidemiologist, Malawi—Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW)

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

2

Female

Director, Blantyre Malaria Project

Over 20 years in malaria research

Researcher

3

Male

Director, Centre for Social Research

Over 20 years in malaria research

Researcher

4

Male

Medical epidemiologist, Director University of Northern Carolina Project

Over 20 years in malaria research

Researcher

5

Male

Biostatistician, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP)

Over 5 years in malaria research

Researcher

6

Male

Epidemiologist, MLW

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

7

Female

Public health specialist, MLW

Over 5 years in malaria research

Researcher

8

Male

Public health specialist, Malaria Alert Centre (MAC)

Over 5 years in malaria research

Researcher

9

Female

Senior Nurse, Kamuzu College of Nursing

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

10

Male

Medical biologist, Chancellor College

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

11

Male

Pharmacologist, College of Medicine (COM)

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

12

Male

Malaria epidemiologist, COM

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

13

Male

Medical epidemiologist—Director of Malaria Alert Center (MAC), COM

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

14

Male

Senior scientist, MLW

Over 40 years in malaria research

Researcher

15

Female

Retired pediatrician and director of MAC, COM

Over 30 years in malaria research

Researcher

16

Male

Pediatrician, Ministry of Health

Over 30 years in malaria research

Researcher

17

Male

Pediatrician, Ministry of Health

Over 40 years malaria research

Researcher

18

Male

Clinical trialist

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

19

Male

Entomologist, MAC, College of Medicine

Over 10 years in malaria research

Researcher

20

Female

Clinical epidemiologist, NMCP

6 years

Programme manager

21

Male

Disease control officer, NMCP

5 years

Programme manager

22

Male

Entomologist, NMCP

11 years

Programme manager

23

Male

Environmental health officer, NMCP

6 years

Programme manager

24

Male

Deputy director of planning, Ministry of Health (MOH)

3 years

Policy maker

25

Male

Director of Research, MOH

8 years

Policy maker

26

Male

Health economist, MOH

11 years

Policy maker

27

Female

Health planner, MOH

12 years

Policy maker

28

Male

Research and knowledge translation manager (MOH)

2 years

Policy maker

29

Male

Head of Sector Wide Approach, MOH

6 years

Policy maker

30

Male

Health planner, Director of Planning and Policy Development MOH

2 years

Policy maker

31

Male

Chief of Health Services, MOH

5 years

Policy maker

32

Male

Malaria advisor, World Health Organization

15 years

Stakeholder

33

Male

Health economist, director Abt Associates Inc

4 years

Stakeholder

34

Male

Global fund coordinator, MOH

2 years

Stakeholder

35

Male

Malaria resident advisor, US Centre for Disease Control

3 years

Stakeholder

36

Female

Policy and advocacy coordinator, African Institute for Development Policy

2 years

Stakeholder

37

Male

Policy development and analysis, Abt Associates Inc

4 years

Stakeholder

38

Male

Chief research service officer, National Commission for Science and Technology

16 years

Stakeholder

39

Male

Malaria program specialist

5 years

Stakeholder