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Table 1 Profile of key informant

From: Health worker perspectives on the possible use of intramuscular artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria at lower-level health facilities in settings with poor access to referral facilities in Nigeria: a qualitative study

Category

Gender

Average age (Years)

Experience in current position (Av. Years)

Highest educational qualification

Number of Participants (N = 90)

Male

Female

Post-graduate

Graduate/professional qualification

Secondary/High School

Primary/Basic school

Cadre

Cross River

Enugu

Oyo

Total

Policy Makers

12

6

50.44

3

15

3

0

0

Director

3

6

6

15

Manager

1

1

1

3

Academia

3

3

44.83

12

3

0

0

0

Medical Doctor

1

1

1

3

Nurse

2

0

0

2

Pharmacist

1

0

0

1

Partners

3

6

42.33

2

6

0

0

0

Medical Doctor

2

2

5

9

Secondary Facility Workers

11

15

41.31

7

3

23

0

0

Medical Doctor

4

2

5

11

Nurse

2

3

3

8

Pharmacist

1

3

3

7

Primary Facility Workers

5

14

43.32

12

0

19

0

0

Medical Doctor

2

0

0

2

Nurse

5

1

3

9

CHEW

3

4

1

8

Community Caregivers

1

11

43.33

3

0

1

7

4

Volunteers

0

5

7

12

             

90