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Table 1 Participant type, type of data collection method and number of participants

From: Putting non-communicable disease data to work in Vietnam: an investigation of community health surveillance capacity

No

Subjects

Self-administered questionnaire

In-Depth Interview

Focus Group Discussion

 

Public Health Institutes (PHI)

   

1

PHI leaders

1 × 6 PHI = 6 questionnaires

1 × 6 PHI = 6 persons

 

2

Faculty leaders and staff of NCD unit

  

1 × 6 PHI = 6 groups

 

Provincial CDC

   

1

Provincial CDC leaders

1 × 53 CDC = 53 questionnaires

1 × 4 CDC = 4 persons

 

2

Staff of NCD Unit

  

1 × 4 CDC = 4 groups

 

District Health Centres

   

3

Leaders of the Centres

 

1 × 4 centres = 4 persons

 

4

Head and staff of NCD unit

  

1 × 4 centres = 4 groups

 

Commune Health Stations (CHS)

   

5

Head and staff of CHS

1 × 148 CHS = 148 questionnaires

 

1 × 8 CHS = 8 groups

 

Total

207

14

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