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. 2013 Nov 7;8(11):e79191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079191

Table 1. Study Participant Demographics.

Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Number of FGDs: n= 36 Number of participants n=339   % Rural % Female
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