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Table 1 Participants’ role, case site (CS) and interview length

From: Unsung heroes in Ghana’s healthcare system: the case of community health volunteers and community health management committee

Participant

Afigya-Kwabre district

Sekyere-South district

Asante-Akim North district

Ministry of Health

Average interview length

 

Semi-structured individual interviews

 

Traditional leader (chief/queen mother)

1

1

1

0

0

0

 

45–60 min

Resident/opinion leader

1

0

0

1

1

1

 

45–60 min

Health professionals (e.g. community health nurses, public health officers, midwives)

1

0

1

1

1

1

 

45–60 min

CHMC & CHV (combined role)

2

1

2

2

2

2

 

45–60 min

Assemblyman/woman

0

2

1

0

0

  

45–60 min

CHVs only

0

 

1

0

1

1

 

35–60 min

Health facility manager/health administrator

0

1

0

0

1

0

 

60–85 min

District director of health services

1

1

1

 

45–60 min

Representative – Ministry of Health

   

1

45–60 min

Total

11

11

12

1

35

  1. CHMC community health management committee, CHV community health volunteer