Hypertension in Guatemala’s Public Primary Care System: A Needs Assessment Using the Health System Building Blocks Framework

Table 1 Interview and focus group discussion participants from a hypertension needs assessment in Guatemala’s public primary care system

Type of actor	Location	Interviews	Focus group discussions
Central level key informant	Guatemala City	17
Department level Ministry of Health staff	Zacapa	3
Department level Ministry of Health staff	Sololá	4
District level Ministry of Health staff and local level providers	Zacapa	13	2 (11 & 6 auxiliary nurses)
	Sololá	12	1 (9 auxiliary nurses)
Community leaders	Zacapa	6
Community leaders	Sololá	6
Patients and family members	Zacapa	10	2 (9 & 4 patients)
Patients and family members	Sololá	9	1 (8 patients)
Total		83	6

ISSN: 1472-6963