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Table 1 Characteristics of Respondentsa

From: Lessons learned from the polio eradication initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia: analysis of implementation barriers and strategies

 

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ethiopia

Survey (n = 499)

KIIs (n = 23)

Survey (n = 101)

KIIs (n = 30)

Level workeda

 National

52 (10.4%)

13 (56.5%)

9 (8.9%)

7 (20.0%)

 State/District

398 (79.7%)

7 (30.4%)

81 (80.2%)

17 (26.7%)

 Sub-district/Frontline

256 (51.3%)

3 (13.1%)

44 (43.6%)

6 (53.3%)

Organization

 Government

109 (21.8%)

11 (47.8%)

113 (111.9%)

18 (60.0%)

 GPEI Partnersb

167 (33.5%)

7 (30.4%)

16 (15.8%)

4 (13.3%)

 Implementing organizations/NGOsc

93 (18.6%)

2 (8.7%)

22 (21.8%)

5 (16.7%)

 Research/academic organizations

6 (1.2%)

–

2 (1.9%)

3 (10.0%)

 Other

67 (13.4%)

3 (13.1%)

24 (23.8%)

–

  1. aTotals exceed 100% because many respondents worked at multiple levels, with multiple organizations over time. bGPEI partners include the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. cImplementing organizations/NGOs includes non-government, non-GPEI organizations involved at all levels