Table 1.
Demographic Information from Each Individual Study included in Metasynthesis
| Author and Year | Country | Sample Size | Age of participants | Participants’ pregnancy status at data collection |
Dates of Data Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiona et al., 2006 | Nigeria | 15 mothers, 17 fathers, 14 grandmothers Total-46 |
Not Specified | Not Specified | Not Specified |
| Buskens et al., 2007 | Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa |
155 mothers, 31 relatives, 92 health workers, 7 traditional healers. Total- 285 |
Not Specified | Pregnant women and post- partum: <1yr |
2003 |
| Cames et al., 2010 | Burkina Faso | 51 mothers | Not Specified | post-partum:1-5months | 2006 |
| de Paoli et al., 2008 | South Africa | 16 mothers | 20-29 | Post-partum: 4-7months | 2005 |
| Desclaux & Alfieri, 2009 | Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon |
Burkina Faso- 85, Cambodia-80, Cameroon-65. Total- 230 mothers |
Not Specified | Not Specified | Burkina Faso 2002- 2007 Cambodia 2002- 2004 Cameroon 2002- 2007 |
| Doherty et al., 2006a | South Africa | 27 mothers | 25 | Interviewed once prenatally and once post- partum |
2004-2005 |
| Doherty et al., 2006b | South Africa | 40 mothers | 24 | Post-partum: mean infant age 8months |
2004 |
| Koricho, 2008 | Ethiopia | 14 mothers breastfeeding, 8 mothers formula feeding, 10 healthcare providers Total- 32 |
Not Specified | Post-partum: <1yr | 2007 |
| Koricho, Moland & Blystad 2010 | Ethiopia | 22 mothers | Not Specified | Not Specified | 2007 |
| Leshabari et al., 2007 | Tanzania | 22 mothers | Not Specified | Antenatal: 36 wks | 2003-2004 |
| Levy, Webb, & Sellen., 2010 | Malawi | 55 mothers | 18-33 | Prenatal and post-partum | 2004-2005 |
| Ostergaard & Bula 2010 | Malawi | 21 mothers | 18-40 | Post-partum, infants 7- 12months |
2008-2009 |
| Maman et al., 2011 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
40 pregnant women and mothers |
Not Specified | Prenatal and post-partum | 2006 |
| Ramara et al., 2010 | South Africa | 10 mothers | Not Specified | Post-partum | Not Specified |
| Seidel et al., 2000 | South Africa | 2 focus group sessions with mothers |
Not Specified | Not Specified | Not Specified |
| Sibeko, L et al., 2009 | South Africa | 31 mothers | 25 | “Mothers of young infants” |
2004-2005 |
| Thairu et al., 2005 | South Africa | 22 mothers | 26 | Post-partum: <; 6 months | 2002 |