Table 1 Details of key informants (KIs) involved in the policy update for intermittent preventative treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) for malaria in Malawi
KI | Sex | Expertise | Experience | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | Malaria epidemiologist | Over 15 years in malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
2 | Male | Medical epidemiologist | Over 10 years in malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
3 | Female | Malaria epidemiologist | Over 30 years in malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
4 | Male | Clinician and malaria epidemiologist | Over 40 years in malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
5 | Male | Malaria epidemiologist | Over 10 years malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
6 | Male | Senior malaria scientist | Over 40 years in malaria research | Researcher/advisor |
7 | Female | Clinical epidemiologist | 6 years | Policy maker |
8 | Male | Malaria in pregnancy coordinator | Over 5 years in malaria research | Policy maker |
9 | Male | Chief of health services | Five years | Policy maker |
10 | Female | Malaria in pregnancy coordinator | Over 5 years in malaria research | Programme/project coordinator |
11 | Male | Malaria advisor | 15 years | Programme/project coordinator |
12 | Male | Malaria advisor | 5 years | Programme/project coordinator |
13 | Male | Policy development and analysist | 4 years | Programme/project coordinator |
14 | Male | Malaria advisor | 5 years | Programme/project coordinator |
15 | Male | Malaria program specialist | 20 years | Programme/project coordinator |