Table 2 Stakeholders characteristics, power/influence regarding the implementation of an integrated maternal/newborn care project
From: Stakeholder analysis for a maternal and newborn health project in Eastern Uganda
Stakeholder | Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interest in the issue | Current level of power/influence | Type of power/leadership | Current level of agreement with proposal | Classification of the stakeholder (on a three point scale) | Strategy to deal with the stakeholder | |
Mothers | Pregnant and newly delivered women | Little influence | Beneficiaries | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Empower |
Men | Men make most of the decisions in the family including when and where to seek for health care | Little influence | Beneficiaries | Strong Agreement | High level Supporter | Involve further and empower |
Transporters | These are motorcycle riders who ferry passengers (mothers) at a fee in form of a voucher | Moderate influence | Transporters/Beneficiaries | Strong Agreement | High level Supporter | Involve further |
Local Council member (LC) | The local council is the administrative structure of the community | Little influence | Opinion leader | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Involve further |
Health providers | Health workers within the Health facilities both private and public | Moderate influence | Beneficiaries | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Involve further |
District Health Team (DHT) | The DHT members are in charge of/supervise health matters in the district | High influence but limited resources for implementation | Decision makers | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Involve further |
Member of parliament (MPs) | Woman MP | High influence for policy formulation | Decision maker | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Involve further |
Senior Medical Officer MOH | Â | High influence for policy formulation but limited funds for scale up | Decision maker and influences policy formulation | Moderate Agreement | Moderate level supporter | Continuous engagement |
Development partner | Donor | Moderate Influence of implementation | Funder | Strong Agreement | High level supporter | Continuous engagement |
Uganda Catholic Medical bureau | Regulates policies regarding management of Catholic faith based facilities | High influence of catholic based facilities, moderate influence of intervention | Catholic faith is widely spread in the country with many faith based facilities | Moderate agreement | Moderate level supporter | Consult further |