Table 2.
Data sources and study participants over the course of the intervention
| Data Sources | Study groups | Timing and sample |
|---|---|---|
| In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) | District health program managers/coordinators | Baseline (n = 56) |
| Health care providers (nurses, doctors) | ||
| Facility in-charges (nurse-midwives/matrons) | Supplemental data (n = 33) | |
| Community health workers | ||
| Traditional birth attendants | ||
| Policy makers (county-level) | Endline (n = 33) | |
| Professional associations (nursing, medical) | ||
| Women who delivered at a facility in the last 6 months | ||
| Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) | Community members: | Baseline (n = 20) |
| Single and multi-parity women (separate groups) | Supplemental | |
| Men in the community | data (n = 8) | |
| Opinion leaders (chiefs, elders) | Endline (n = 5) | |
| Case Narratives | Women who delivered at a facility in the last 6 months | Baseline (n = 51) |
| Endline (n = 14) | ||
| Process Documentation | Community dialogue report | Feb 2012 |
| National Stakeholder Forum report | March 2012 | |
| Trip reports from comprehensive supervision visits | (n = 6) | |
| FIDA/ The Nurse/Midwife Association report(s) to | (n = 10 each) | |
| PC (quarterly). Steering committee meeting notes | (n = 12) | |
| Donor reports(quarterly /annual) | (n = 15) |