Table 1 Details of key informants (KIs) including their roles in the policy changes
From: Malaria research and its influence on anti-malarial drug policy in Malawi: a case study
KI | Sex | Current position | Experience | Role during policy change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | Child health and development specialist | 9Â years current position | Researcher |
2 | Male | Pharmacologist, College of Medicine (COM) | Over 10Â years in malaria research | Researcher |
3 | Male | Medical epidemiologist – Director of Malaria Alert Center (MAC), COM | 10 years current position | Researcher and advisor |
4 | Male | Senior Scientist, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme | More than 40Â years in paediatric malaria research | Researcher and advisor |
5 | Female | Retired Paediatrician and Director of MAC, COM | More than 30Â years in clinical and malaria research | Researcher and advisor |
6 | Male | Paediatrician, Ministry of Health | More than 30Â years in clinical and malaria research | Researcher and advisor |
7 | Male | Paediatrician, Ministry of Health | More than 40Â years in clinical and malaria research | Researcher and advisor |
8 | Male | Clinical Trialist | 6Â years in current position | Researcher |
9 | Male | Entomologist, MAC, College of Medicine | Over 10Â years current position | Researcher |
10 | Male | Medical epidemiologist, College of Medicine | More than 15Â years in maternal and child health | Researcher |
11 | Male | Chief of Health Services – Ministry of Health | More than 10 years in clinical and malaria research | Researcher and policymaker |
12 | Female | Director of the National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Health | 5Â years current position | Policymaker |