Stakeholder views on the incorporation of traditional birth attendants into the formal health systems of low-and middle-income countries: a qualitative analysis of the HIFA2015 and CHILD2015 email discussion forums

Table 3 Professional background of participants that contributed to the TBA messages from analyzed from HIFA2015 and CHILD2015

Professional background*	Number (%) of participants with this background
Healthcare providers	88 (45.6%)
Programme managers	51 (26.4%)
Information providers	21 (10.9%)
Health systems	11 (5.7%)
Researchers	21 (10.9%)
Missing	1 (0.5%)
Total	193 (100%)

*Classification of professional background based on the most recent professional roles listed in the HIFA2015 and CHILD2015 membership profiles. These are written by the members themselves and attached to each posted message.

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