Characteristics of interview and informal discussion participants
| N | |||
| Individual interviews | Informal discussions | Total | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Female | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Roles in HDSS | |||
| Researcher | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Manager | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| Field worker | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Health worker | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Kilifi | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Nairobi | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Karonga | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Kintampo | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Kyamulibwa | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Navrongo | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| AHRI | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| INDEPTH Network | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall total | 68 | ||
HDSS, Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems.