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Table 2 Participants’ Estimation of the Likelihood of Sepsis-Related Outcomes, Rated from 1 (‘Not likely at all’) to 5 (‘Most likely’), (N =13)

From: On prioritising global health’s triple crisis of sepsis, COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: a mixed-methods study from Malawi

Stakeholder Group

Outcome

Likelihood of Outcome (Mode)

MOH

Demand evidence on sepsis

4

Organise training workshops on sepsis for health workers

4

Put sepsis as the indicator of the quality of the health system

5

Central hospitals & CSO (health worker unions)

Participate in training workshops on sepsis

5

Accurately diagnose and report sepsis

4

Recognition of sepsis as a priority disease

4

Ethics committees & Regulatory bodies

Give permissions for clinical audit of patient records for quality improvement

5

More multi-disciplinary clinical research on sepsis

4

Recognition of sepsis as a priority disease

5

Research organisations

Supply evidence on sepsis

5

Implement policy engagement activities on sepsis

4

Organise conference tracks on sepsis

4

Training institutions

Agree on a definition of sepsis

5

Teach how to accurately diagnose and report sepsis

4

Future health workers recognise sepsis as a priority disease

4

International funders

Convene stakeholders’ meetings on sepsis

4

Put out calls for proposals around sepsis

3

Put sepsis on international donors' agenda

3

Media

Disseminate evidence on sepsis

3

Implement public engagement activities on sepsis

3

Commemorate World Sepsis Day

2

Health workers

Participate in training workshops on sepsis

5

Accurately diagnose and report sepsis

4

Recognition of sepsis as a priority disease

4