Synthesis and translation of research and innovations from polio eradication (STRIPE): initial findings from a global mixed methods study

Table 1 Characteristics of Respondents

	Survey (N = 3659) n (%)^a	KIIs (N = 194) n (%)
Country distribution
Global¹	796 (21.8%)	18 (9.3%)
Afghanistan	513 (14.0%)	28 (14.4%)
Bangladesh	106 (2.9%)	17 (8.8%)
Democratic Republic of Congo	499 (13.6%)	23 (11.9%)
Ethiopia	101 (2.8%)	30 (15.4%)
India	401 (11.0%)	25 (12.9%)
Indonesia	322 (8.8%)	26 (13.4%)
Nigeria	921 (25.2%)	27 (13.9%)
Levels worked
Global	565 (9.2%)	18 (9.3%)
National	894 (14.6%)	84 (43.3%)
State/District	3333 (52.7%)	70 (36.1%)
Sub-district/Frontline	1445 (23.5%)	22 (11.3%)
Organizational representation
GPEI partners	2948 (34.5%)	61 (31.4%)
Government	3657 (42.8%)	96 (49.5%)
Implementing organizations	1600 (18.7%)	23 (11.9%)
Research organizations	119 (1.4%)	5 (2.6%)
Other	216 (2.5%)	9 (4.6%)
Polio program goal²
Resource mobilization	213 (2.7%)	–
Partnership development	312 (4.0%)	–
Strategy development	577 (7.4%)	–
Strengthening delivery systems	926 (11.9%)	–
Vaccine administration	2132 (27.4%)	–
Surveillance	1426 (18.3%)	–
Community Engagement	1176 (15.1%)	–
Monitoring and Evaluation	1027 (13.2%)	–

^aSurvey respondents were able to select multiple responses for the following characteristics: the levels where they worked, their organizational representation, and the polio program goal over the period 1988–2019. Hence, the sum of responses (n) under each of these characteristics is greater than the total number of respondents (N = 3659 for the survey)
¹Global respondents refer to those respondents contacted by the global survey, as compared to surveys conducted in the seven focus countries. This sample therefore includes individuals who may have primarily worked at the global level but also supported polio eradication in one or multiple countries
²Survey respondents were asked to indicate polio program goals which they were involved as part of the survey response; this information was not gathered during key informant interviews, though respondents’ experiences were reviewed a priori to ensure representativeness across program goals

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