Table 2 CORRECT criteria

Credibility

Whether the MSI is credible entailed perceptions about whether or not the development of the MSI was based on sound evidence and/or whether respected persons or institutions have advocated for the MSI

Observability

The observability criteria focused on whether key stakeholders could see the results of the MSI in practice

Relevance

The relevance criteria included whether the MSI addressed a need or persistent problem as perceived by the participants

Relative advantage

The relative advantage criteria related to whether the MSI was perceived to have an advantage over other management-strengthening interventions

Ease of installation and understanding

Whether the MSI was easy to install and understand focused on whether the MSI was regarded as easy or complicated to implement in new districts and what degree of changes in current practices and human and financial resources would be necessary to enable implementation

Compatibility

The compatibility criteria explored whether the MSI was perceived to be compatible with the current norms, values and views of the different stakeholders

Testability

The testability criteria focused on whether or not respondents felt that the Ministry of Health could introduce the MSI in stages without fully adopting it