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

Table 1 Characteristics of Respondents^a

听	Democratic Republic of Congo		Ethiopia
听	Survey (n听=鈥�499)	KIIs (n听=鈥�23)	Survey (n听=鈥�101)	KIIs (n听=鈥�30)
Level worked^a
鈥僋补迟颈辞苍补濒	52 (10.4%)	13 (56.5%)	9 (8.9%)	7 (20.0%)
鈥侨迟补迟别/顿颈蝉迟谤颈肠迟	398 (79.7%)	7 (30.4%)	81 (80.2%)	17 (26.7%)
鈥侨耻产-诲颈蝉迟谤颈肠迟/贵谤辞苍迟濒颈苍别	256 (51.3%)	3 (13.1%)	44 (43.6%)	6 (53.3%)
Organization
鈥僄辞惫别谤苍尘别苍迟	109 (21.8%)	11 (47.8%)	113 (111.9%)	18 (60.0%)
鈥僄PEI Partners^b	167 (33.5%)	7 (30.4%)	16 (15.8%)	4 (13.3%)
鈥僆mplementing organizations/NGOs^c	93 (18.6%)	2 (8.7%)	22 (21.8%)	5 (16.7%)
鈥僐esearch/academic organizations	6 (1.2%)	鈥�	2 (1.9%)	3 (10.0%)
鈥僌迟丑别谤	67 (13.4%)	3 (13.1%)	24 (23.8%)	鈥�

^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鈥檚 Fund, Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control听and Prevention), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.听^cImplementing organizations/NGOs includes non-government, non-GPEI organizations involved at all levels

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