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. 2016 Jun 8;13(Suppl 1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0139-7

Table 2.

Focus group discussion characteristics

Number N participants Region Age (yr)
Median [range]
Religion
1 Islam
2 Christian
3 Traditional religion
N children
Median [range]
% Married
Community/Opinion Leaders
1 12 Yewa South 52
[27,70]
1 = (N = 6)
2 = (N = 6)
5
[0,6]
100 %
2 10 Remo North 44
[43,77]
1 = (N = 3)
2 = (N = 5)
3 = (N = 2)
Not known 100 %
3 12 Remo North 58
[30,85]
Not known Not known 100 %
4 10 Ogijo 50
[26,71]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 5)
6
[1, 9]
100 %
5 12 Ogijo 57
[45, 72]
1 = (N = 3)
2 = (N = 6)
3 = (N = 3)
8
[4, 10]
100 %
6 12 Imeko-Afon 45
[20,55]
1 = (N = 6)
2 = (N = 6)
3
[0,10]
100 %
Male Decision-Makers
1 12 Yewa South 38
[27,49]
1 = (N = 2)
2 = (N = 10)
3
[1, 5]
100 %
2 11 Remo North 40
[35,62]
1 = (N = 4)
2 = (N = 6)
3 = (N = 1)
3
[0,9]
100 %
3 12 Imeko-Afon 51
[40,60]
1 = (N = 11)
2 = (N = 1)
6
[4, 10]
100 %
Recently Pregnant Mothers
1 12 Yewa South 27
[20,42]
1 = (N = 6)
2 = (N = 6)
3
[1, 5]
100 %
2 12 Yewa South 31
[20,42]
1 = (N = 4)
2 = (N = 8)
2
[1, 3]
100 %
3 12 Remo North 29
[21,39]
1 = (N = 3)
2 = (N = 9)
4
[1, 6]
100 %
4 12 Remo North 28
[21,34]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 7)
2
[1, 4]
100 %
5 12 Ogijo 31
[26,43]
1 = (N = 4)
2 = (N = 8)
3
[1, 4]
92 %
6 12 Ogijo 29
[22,38]
1 = (N = 1)
2 = (N = 11)
2
[1, 5]
100 %
7 12 Imeko-Afon 30
[16,36]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 7)
3
[1, 5]
100 %
8 11 Imeko-Afon 30
[18,36]
1 = (N = 6)
2 = (N = 5)
3
[1, 6]
100 %
Pregnant Women
1 12 Yewa South 26
[20,33]
1 = (N = 3)
2 = (N = 9)
1
[0,4]
100 %
2 12 Yewa South 26
[20,39]
1 = (N = 4)
2 = (N = 8)
3
[1, 3]
100 %
3 12 Remo North 30
[20,36]
1 = (N = 1)
2 = (N = 11)
1
[1, 3]
100 %
4 12 Remo North 32
[23,40]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 7)
3
[1, 5]
100 %
5 9 Ogijo 27
[19,34]
1 = (N = 6)
2 = (N = 3)
1
[0,2]
100 %
6 10 Imeko-Afon 22
[19,26]
1 = (N = 7)
2 = (N = 3)
1
[0,4]
100 %
7 12 Imeko-Afon 25
[20,30]
1 = (N = 2)
2 = (N = 10)
2
[0,4]
100 %
Traditional Birth Attendants
1 12 Yewa South 44
[32,65]
1 = (N = 7)
1 = (N = 5)
3
[1,4]
100 %
2 12 Remo North 50
[41,77]
1 = (N = 1)
2 = (N = 8)
3 = (N = 2)
5
[3,5]
100 %
3 12 Ogijo 40
[25,50]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 6)
4
[0,5]
83 %
Community Health Extension Workers
1 12 Yewa South 40
[28,53]
1 = (N = 5)
2 = (N = 7)
3
[0,4]
100 %
2 12 Yewa South 32
[28,55]
2 = (N12) 1
[0,4]
100 %
3 12 Ogijo 38
[35,51]
1 = (N = 2)
2 = (N = 10)
3
[2,5]
100 %
4 12 Ogijo 39
[33,50]
1 = (N = 4)
2 = (N = 8)
2
[2,5]
100 %
5 11 Remo North 38
[32,50]
2 = (N = 11) 2
[0,5]
100 %
Nurses and Midwives
1 10 Ogijo 50
[30,53]
1 = (N = 2)
2 = (N = 8)
3
[1,4]
80 %
2 12 Yewa South 49
[46,54]
1 = (N = 2)
2 = (N = 8)
3
[2,6]
83 %
3 9 Remo North 46
[32,55]
1 = (N = 1)
2 = (N = 8)
3
[0,4]
78 %