Table 2.

Thematic presentation of the perceived and actual roles played by fathers of preterm babies admitted in the NU at KNRH

Theme	IDI		KII
	Perceived	Actual	Perceived	Actual
Providing Financial support	√	√	√	√
Direct childcare activities	√	√	√	√
Providing emotional support to the mother	√	√	√	√
Providing Spiritual support	√	√	X	X
Protecting baby and mother through engagement with health workers	√	√	√	√
Providing Physical support to the mother	√	√	√	√

Key; √ = Role that was reported, X = Role that was not reportedly done.