Table 1 List of interviewees and their characteristics, and study settings
Region Levels | Central Region | Greater Accra Region | Upper East Region | Volta Region | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Level | Head of CHPS (1), Head of monitoring and evaluation (1), other senior officials (2) at Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation unit at the Ministry of Health, and Renowned researcher on CHPS (1). | 5 | |||
Region Levels | Cape Coast Deputy regional director for health administration and support services (1); Regional director for public health (1); Senior public health nurse (1); Head of service training (1); Regional health information officer (1); Regional human resource manager (1) | Accra Regional CHPS coordinator & deputy director of nursing services (1) | Bolgatanga Regional CHPS coordinator (1); Senior reproductive and Child Health (RCH) (1); Information officer (1) | Ho Regional CHPS coordinator (1) | 11 |
District /Municipal Levels | Assin North District Municipal health director (1) Municipal CHPS coordinator (1) Municipal nutrition technical officer (1); Community mental health officer (1) | Kpone Katamanso District District health director (1) | Bolgatanga Municapal & Kassena Nankana West District Municipal CHPS coordinator (1); District CHPS coordinator (1); Nursing officer (1) | Ho municipal Municipal CHPS coordinator (1) | 9 |
Sub-district/Local levels | Assin Endwa CHPS compound Community health nurse (CHN) (1); Head of facility (1); Enrolled nurses(EN) (1); Community health management committee (CHMC) – Traditional leader (community chief) (1), Assembly member (1); Other opinion leaders (2) | Appolonia CHPS compound General nurse (1); CHN (1); Midwife (1); EN (1); Nursing officer (1); CHMC – Traditional committee members (2), Assembly member (1); Other opinion leaders (3) | Yikene & Nania CHPS compound CHN (1); EN (2); CHO (2); CHW (3); Midwife (1); CHMC – (Traditional leader (1), Religious leader (1), Assembly member (1), Community youth volunteer (2) | Loboli & Atikpui CHPS compound EN (3); Head of CHPS compound (2); CHOs (2); CHW (2); CHMC -Community youth volunteer (1) | 42 |
Total | 17 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 67 |