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Table 5 The respondents’ ratings of the issues likely to affect the implementation of malaria elimination in South Africa by respondents’ years of experience

From: Malaria programme personnel’s experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing malaria elimination strategy in South Africa

Statement

Rating

Years of experience

< 10

10–19

20–29

30 +

Total

p value

n = 37 (%)

n = 24 (%)

n = 51 (%)

n = 35 (%)

n = 147 (%)

Understanding of malaria epidemiology in South Africa (overall n = 147)

Very good

8 (21.6)

7 (29.2)

9 (17.6)

11 (31.4)

35 (23.8)

 

Good

17 (45.9)

7 (29.2)

29 (56.9)

16 (45.7)

69 (46.9)

 

Average

11 (29.7)

7 (29.2)

9 (17.6)

4 (11.4)

31 (21.1)

 

Poor

1 (2.7)

1 (4.2)

3 (5.9)

2 (5.7)

7 (4.8)

 

Very poor

0 (0.0)

2 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

3 (2.0)

 

Don’t know

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

2 (1.4)

0.264

Availability of effective malaria intervention tools

(overall n = 147)

Very good

2 (5.4)

1 (4.2)

9 (17.7)

2 (5.7)

14 (9.5)

 

Good

11 (29.7)

11 (45.8)

24 (47.1)

25 (71.4)

71 (48.3)

 

Average

19 (51.4)

10 (41.7)

13 (25.5)

5 (14.3)

47 (32.0)

 

Poor

4 (10.8)

1 (4.2)

4 (7.8)

2 (5.7)

11 (7.5)

 

Very poor

1 (2.7)

1 (4.2)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

4 (2.7)

0.018

Don’t Know

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Researchers’ attitudes towards malaria elimination (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

3 (2.0)

 

Good

0 (0.0)

1 (4.2)

4 (7.8)

3 (8.6)

8 (5.4)

 

Average

0 (0.0)

2 (8.3)

3 (5.9)

2 (5.7)

7 (4.8)

 

Poor

0 (0.0)

4 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.7)

 

Very poor

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

0.016

Don’t know

36 (97.3)

17 (70.8)

42 (82.4)

29 (82.9)

124 (84.4)

 

Malaria research skills to conduct studies to support malaria elimination (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

2 (8.3)

9 (17.7)

6 (17.1)

18 (12.2)

 

Good

10 (27.0)

6 (25.0)

9 (17.7)

5 (14.3)

30 (20.4)

 

Average

10 (27.0)

4 (16.7)

11 (21.6)

3 (8.6)

28 (19.1)

 

Poor

3 (8.1)

8 (33.3)

 

5 (14.3)

21 (14.3)

 

Very poor

2 (5.4)

1 (4.2)

5 (9.8)

1 (2.9)

6 (4.1)

0.077

Don’t know

11 (29.7)

3 (12.5)

2 (3.9)

15 (29.4)

15 (42.9)

44 (29.9)

 

Availability of current research evidence to guide malaria elimination (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

1 (4.2)

7(13.7)

2 (5.7)

11 (7.5)

 

Good

7 (18.9)

3 (12.5)

12 (23.5)

7 (20.0)

29 (19.7)

 

Average

6 (16.2)

6 (25.0)

10 (19.6)

7 (20.0)

29 (19.7)

 

Poor

9 (24.3)

9 (37.5)

6 (11.8)

5 (14.3)

29 (19.7)

 

Very poor

1 (2.7)

3 (12.5)

2 (3.9)

1 (2.9)

7 (4.8)

0.159

Don’t know

13 (35.1)

2 (8.3)

14 (27.5)

13 (37.1)

42 (28.6)

 

Political leadership to support malaria elimination in South Africa (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (7.8)

2 (5.7)

7 (4.8)

 

Good

2 (5.4)

4 (16.7)

19 (37.3)

7 (20.0)

32 (21.8)

 

Average

7 (18.9)

6 (25.0)

12 (23.5)

6 (17.1)

31 (21.1)

 

Poor

14 (37.8)

6 (25.0)

10 (19.6)

13 (37.1)

43 (29.3)

 

Very poor

8 (21.6)

5 (20.8)

4 (7.8)

2 (5.7)

19 (12.9)

0.024

Don’t know

5 (13.5)

3 (12.5)

2 (3.9)

5 (14.3)

15 (10.2)

 

Availability of funds to implement elimination policy

(overall n = 146)

Very good

0 (0.0)

1 (4.2)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

3 (2.1)

 

Good

1 (2.8)

1 (4.2)

6 (11.8)

3 (8.6)

11 (7.5)

 

Average

13 (36.1)

3 (12.5)

10 (19.6)

10 (28.6)

36 (24.7)

 

Poor

10 (27.8)

11 (45.8)

19 (37.3)

10 (28.6)

50 (34.3)

 

Very poor

4 (11.1)

5 (20.8)

8 (15.7)

5 (14.3)

22 (15.1)

0.650

Don’t know

8 (22.2)

3 (12.5)

7 (13.7)

6 (17.1)

24 (16.4)

 

Cross-border collaboration with neighbouring countries (overall n = 146)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (4.0)

1 (2.9)

4 (2.7)

 

Good

2 (5.4)

5 (20.8)

8 (16.0)

11 (31.4)

26 (17.8)

 

Average

7 (18.9)

4 (16.7)

15 (30.0)

4 (11.4)

30 (20.6)

 

Poor

12 (32.4)

3 (12.5)

11 (22.0)

8 (22.9)

34 (23.3)

 

Very poor

4 (10.8)

7 (29.2)

8 (16.0)

5 (14.3)

24 (16.4)

0.119

Don’t know

11 (29.7)

5 (20.8)

6 (12.0)

6 (17.1)

28 (19.2)

 

Collaborations between malaria programmes and research institutions for research support (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

7 (13.7)

3 (8.6)

11 (7.5)

 

Good

8 (21.6)

6 (25.0)

17 (33.3)

13 (37.1)

44 (29.9)

 

Average

10 (27.0)

6 (25.0)

6 (11.8)

6 (17.1)

28 (19.1)

 

Poor

2 (5.4)

3 (12.5)

6 (11.8)

1 (2.9)

12 (8.2)

 

Very poor

3 (8.1)

1 (4.2)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

6 (4.1)

0.380

Don’t know

13 (35.1)

8 (33.3)

14 (27.5)

11 (31.4)

46 (31.3)

 

Community involvement in malaria interventions (overall n = 147)

Very Good

4 (10.8)

1 (4.2)

7 (13.7)

7 (20.0)

19 (12.9)

 

Good

17 (46.0)

8 (33.3)

22 (43.1)

13 (37.1)

60 (40.8)

 

Average

9 (24.3)

9 (37.5)

16 (31.4)

8 (22.9)

42 (28.6)

 

Poor

4 (10.8)

5 (20.8)

4 (7.8)

7 (20.0)

20 (13.6)

 

Very poor

2 (5.4)

1 (4.2)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.7)

0.618

Don’t know

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.4)

 

Support from advocacy groups to maintain focus in malaria elimination (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (14.3)

6 (4.1)

 

Good

4 (10.8)

1 (4.2)

6 (11.8)

3 (8.6)

14 (9.5)

 

Average

8 (21.6)

5 (20.8)

5 (9.8)

4 (11.4)

22 (15.0)

 

Poor

4 (10.8)

8 (33.3)

4 (7.8)

5 (14.3)

21 (14.3)

 

Very poor

5 (13.5)

3 (12.5)

1 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

10 (6.8)

0.003

Don’t know

15 (40.5)

7 (29.2)

35 (68.6)

17 (48.6)

74 (50.3)

 

Strategy for population movement to curb importation of malaria cases (overall n = 147)

Very good

1 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.9)

1 (2.9)

4 (2.7)

 

Good

2 (5.4)

1 (4.2)

8 (15.7)

4 (11.4)

15 (10.2)

 

Average

6 (16.2)

2 (8.3)

3 (5.9)

7 (20.0)

18 (12.2)

 

Poor

11 (29.7)

6 (25.0)

14 (27.5)

7 (20.0)

38 (25.9)

 

Very poor

9 (24.3)

10 (41.7)

6 (11.8)

4 (11.4)

29 (19.7)

0.174

Don’t know

8 (21.6)

5 (20.8)

18 (35.3)

12 (34.3)

43 (29.3)