Table 1.
Participants in interviews and focus group discussions
| Study methods | Types of study participants | Number of participants by location | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill (Dhading) | Terai (Sarlahi) | Kathmandu | |||
| Interviews | FCHVs | 8a | 12 | - | 20 |
| Pregnant women/mothers | 14 | 12 | - | 26 | |
| health workers (public) | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | |
| health workers (private) | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | |
| Focus Groups | FCHVs | 4a | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| Total | 32 | 40 | 4 | 75a | |
aOne FCHV (Female Community Health Volunteer) in the hill village was present in both interview and focus group discussion which made the total number of participants 75