Table 2 Local steering committee and professionals’ platform characteristics by country
Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Mexico | Uruguay | |
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Local steering committee | ||||||
Moment of formation | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Before baseline | Before baseline | Baseline |
Participants (nº, profile and changes) * | 7 participants – Managers and middle managers – No changes | 13 participants – Managers; PC and SC professionals; user – No changes | 19 participants Managers and middle managers; PC and SC professionals – Growth (8 to 19) | 6–8 participants Managers and middle managers; PC and SC doctors; user -Absence of some managers | 6 participants Managers and middle managers – Turnover of majority | 5 participants Managers – No changes |
Type of activities | – No meetings – Some participate in PP activities | – Monthly meetings – Dissemination strategy, composition of PP, selection of problems and interventions, design | – Monthly meetings – Dissemination strategy, composition of PP; final selection of problems and interventions; strategic management of design | – Monthly meetings – Dissemination strategy, composition of PP, final selection of problems and interventions, design | – Monthly meetings – Dissemination strategy, composition of PP, final selection of problems and interventions, design | – Meetings every two months – Dissemination strategy, composition of PP, preliminary and final selection of problems and interventions, design |
Professionals’ platform | ||||||
Moment of formation | Return of results | Return of results | After return of results | After return of results | After return of results | Before return of results |
Participants (nº, profile and changes) | 9 PC and 4 SC – Doctors, administrator, middle managers – No changes | 16 PC and 10 SC – Doctors, other health professionals – No changes | 8 PC and 9 SC – Doctors, other health professionals, administrators – Turnover 1 SC | 17 PC and 6 SC – Doctors, other professionals – Turnover | 19 PC and 12 SC (2 shifts) – Doctors, other health professionals, middle manager – No changes | 6 PC and 9 SC – Doctors, other health professionals, middle manager – Turnover |
Type of activities | Selection of problems and interventions, design of interventions | Selection, design and adjustments (some members) | Selection, monitoring of design | Selection (some members), design and adjustment (all) | Selection and design | Selection and design |