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Table 2 Characteristics of participants, focus group discussions

From: Barriers to the National Onchocerciasis Control Programme at operational level in Cameroon: a qualitative assessment of stakeholders’ views

 

No. of participants

Gender distribution

Participants’ roles

No. of years in the CDTI (min–max)

FGD 1

5

5M

Mixed: 3CDD/2HAC

2–20

FGD 2

6

4F/2M

HAC

4–15

FGD 3

5

1F/4M

HAC

Unknown

FGD 4

5

5M

HAC

4 for all

FGD 5

12

10F/2M

CDD

0–4

FGD 6

5

5M

CDD

3–20

FGD 7

7

4F/3M

CDD

2–14

FGD 8

6

3F/3M

CDD

4–16

  1. Abbreviations: CDD, community directed distributor; CDTI, community directed treatment with ivermectin; F, female participants; FGD, focus group discussion; HAC, health area committee; M, male participants