Table 1 Respondents and the thematic areas covered

MoH Program mangers officers)

2

• The historical context and the process of IMCI implementation

• What worked and what did not work with IMCI and child-appropriate dosage formulation adoption

• The level of integration of the child-appropriate dosage formulation into IMCI approach

• Achievements and limitation of the integration

The district health team

2

• The historical context and the process of IMCI implementation

• Perspective of the child-appropriate dosage formulations

• Experiences of implementation of IMCI and child-appropriate dosage formulations under a decentralized arrangement

• Financing, support supervision and refresher training

Pediatricians from Mulago hospital

5

• Practices about using child-appropriate dosage formulations to treat children under 5 years

• Available information about child-appropriate dosage formulations

• Coping mechanisms when there are no child-appropriate dosage formulations

Pediatrician from Jinja hospital

1

• Practices about using child-appropriate dosage formulations to treat children under 5 years

• Available information about child-appropriate dosage formulations

• coping mechanisms when there are no child-appropriate dosage formulations

Lower level rural based health workers

16

• Their perspectives and practices about using child-appropriate dosage formulations to treat children under 5 years within the IMCI framework

• Available information about child-appropriate dosage formulations and the treatment protocols

• Coping mechanisms when there are no child-appropriate dosage formulations