TABLE 1.

Summary of the Study Sample: Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana, September 2007 to August 2008

Research Participants and Data Collection Method	Participants by Ethnicity, No.	Participants by Gender No.
Chiefs and elders		100 (all men)
8 focus groups	4 Kassena, 4 Nankani
2 in-depth interviews	1 Kassena, 1 Nankani
NHRC researchers and field coordinators
8 in-depth interviews	—	8 (6 men, 2 women)
Participants in NHRC-sponsored research
2 focus groups	1 Kassena, 1 Nankani	18 (all women)
6 in-depth interviews	3 Kassena, 3 Nankani	6 (3 women, 3 men)
Women group leaders: 4 in-depth interviews	2 Kassena, 2 Nankani	4 (all women)

Note. NHRC = Navrongo Health Research Centre.