Table 1.

Qualitative methods

Focus group discussionsa	Area of residence		Total
	Central	Remote
Young womenb	2	2	4
Older women	2	2	4
Men	2	2	4
Total focus group discussions	6	6	12

Critical incidence interviews	Area of residence		Total
	Central	Remote
Women whose child experienced fever and attended a formal health facility	7	5	12
Women whose child experienced fever and did not attend a formal health facility	3	7	10
Total critical incidence interviews	10	12	22

^a8 to 10 participants per group

^bYounger women’s groups were conducted with women aged between 18 and 24. These were restricted to married women with fewer than 4 children, as CAGs advised that unmarried young women may have not felt able to participate freely in groups of married women, and those with more children would assume a more senior role in the community