Table 2. Key Informants' and Focus Groups' report on main health problems and leading cause of death in children in the study communities.
Health problem | Responses of Key Informants (nā=ā15) | Responses of Focus Groups (nā=ā14) | ||
Health problems No. (%) | Cause of death No. (%) | Health problems No. (%) | Cause of death No. (%) | |
Malaria | 12 (80) | 13 (87) | 14 (100) | 14 (100) |
Convulsions | 5 (33) | 8 (53) | 7 (50) | 12 (86) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 6 (40) | 1 (7) | 6 (43) | 8 (57) |
Respiratory problems | 6 (40) | 1 (7) | 4 (29) | 0 (0) |
Eye problems | 5 (33) | 0 | 3 (21) | 0 (0) |
Others* | 5 (33) | 0 | 0 | 2 (14) |
Others: measles, malnutrition, wounds as health problems and anaemia by one FGD as cause of death.