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Table 3 The number of passages coded for the ten most frequently mentioned organisational factors and their sources

From: Primary care management of diabetes in a low/middle income country: A multi-method, qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to care

Organisational Factor

Total

Researcher

Doctors

Paramedical staff

Patients

Others

Availability of medication

157

44

47

15

35

16

Use of chronic disease clinics

96

27

49

7

2

11

Clinician workload

77

22

37

6

3

9

Availability of HbA1c testing

42

11

23

0

0

8

Distance to specialists

40

6

17

5

7

5

Waiting time at health centre

39

21

5

0

10

3

Waiting time to see specialist

37

5

16

1

10

5

Organisation of centre

36

20

2

4

8

2

Problems with the managers

35

7

14

7

2

5

Lack of resources

32

3

14

5

0

10

  1. Others: Directors, doctors at the national program centre and other key informants