Resource availability and capacity to implement multi-stranded cholera interventions in the north-east region of Nigeria

Table 2 An excerpt of scores for cholera case management and its respective indicators

Indicator	Sub-indicator	Question	Scores for responses	Total score
Essential staff	Clinical staff	-Medical doctor -Nurse/nurse helper -Medical ward helper -Stretcher/carrier -Pharmacist -Community health worker (CHW)	“1”: ‘Yes’ “0”: ‘No’	‘Medical doctor’: 1 ‘Pharmacist’: 1 ‘Nurse’ or ‘medical ward helper’ or ‘CHW’: 1
	IPC staff^a	-WatSan officer -Cleaner -Laundry worker -Sprayer -Water carrier -Chlorinator/solution preparer -Watchman -Hygiene educator -Cook -Cook assistant	“1”: ‘Yes’ “0”: ‘No’	‘1’: ‘WatSan officer’ or ‘cleaner’ or ‘laundry worker’ or ‘sprayer’ or ‘water carrier’ or ‘chlorinator/solution preparer’ or ‘watchman’ or ‘hygiene educator’ ‘1’: ‘Cook’ or ‘cook assistant’
	Administrative staff	-CTC coordinator/supervisor for case management^b -Administrator for case management -Water, and sanitation supervisor -Logistics officer -Storekeeper	“1”: ‘Yes’ “0”: ‘No’	‘1’: ‘CTC coordinator/supervisor for case management’ or ‘administrator for case management’ ‘1’: ‘Logistics officer’ or ‘store-keeper’
				Total = 7

Scoring for the remaining case management indicators and their respective sub-indicators, with binary responses (present vs absent), are outlined in Additional file 3
^aIPC stands for infection prevention and control
^bCTC stands for cholera treatment centre

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