Table 1. Study Participant Demographics.
Focus Group Discussion (FGD) | Number of FGDs: n= 36 | Number of participants n=339 | % Rural | % Female |
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Grandmothers | 12 | 117 | 50 | 100 |
Breastfeeding mothers | 13 | 118 | 53 | 100 |
Midwives | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100 |
Mixed trained and untrained TBAs | 4 | 39 | 75 | 100 |
Untrained TBAs | 6 | 57 | 33 | 100 |
In-Depth Interviews (IDI) | Number of IDI: n= 42 | Mean age (range) | % Rural | % Female |
Community Health Workers | 2 | 35* | 100 | 50 |
Community Leaders | 8 | 49.8 (43-53) | 62.5 | 25 |
District Level Health Professionals | 7 | 53.4 (49-61) | 28.5 | 42.8 |
Midwife | 6 | 42.8 (33-59) | 50 | 83.3 |
Religious Leader | 4 | 51.5 (40-65) | 50 | 0 |
Trained TBA | 2 | 57.5 (57-58) | 50 | 100 |
Untrained TBA | 5 | 49.6 (39-58) | 60 | 100 |
Traditional Healer | 8 | 54.75 (47-68) | 50 | 50 |
*Age for one Community Health Worker was not available