How public health crises expose systemic, day-to-day health inequalities in low- and-middle income countries: an example from East Africa

Table 1 Number of focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) conducted in three regions of northern Tanzania to discuss human and/or animal health

Stake-holder type*	Topic discussed	Stakeholders present	Tier	Number of FGDs/IDIs**	Locations (Village’s Region)	No. participants/village
AHP	Animal health	Animal healthcare providers	Lower	3	Kilimanjaro	1 (IDI)
					Arusha	6
					Mwanza	1 (IDI)
CAH	Animal health	Community members	Lower	3	Kilimanjaro	10
					Arusha	12
					Mwanza	8
CHH	Human health	Community members	Lower	3	Kilimanjaro	6
					Arusha	13
					Mwanza	7
HHP	Human health	Human healthcare providers	Lower	3	Kilimanjaro	5
					Arusha	8
					Mwanza	11
HHP	Human health	Human healthcare providers	Higher/middle	39 IDI/2 FGD	Kilimanjaro	38 (30 IDI + 8 in FGD)
					Mwanza	16 (9 IDI + 7 in FGD)
HC	Human and animal health	Community members	Lower	4	Kilimanjaro	13
					Arusha	9
					Mwanza	13
Total				57 interviews		136 participants

*The following stakeholders were involved: animal healthcare providers (AHPs), community animal health (CAH) workers, community human health (CHH) workers, human healthcare providers (HHPs), and community members. In the health campaign (HC) FGDs, animal health and human health were discussed with community members
**All but 2 interviews in communities were in FGD format, but IDIs were conducted when there were no other participants/providers available. All interviews in higher tiers were IDIs

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