Table A1.

An example of the coding process leading to the category ‘Men as providers and, occasionally, care takers’.

Meaning unit	Condensed meaning unit	Selected codes	Subcategories
When the postpartum mother comes back home, for us always there is her mother and my mother if she is alive. They might be there for a week caring but they cannot leave until the mother has enough energy as I go away to work and look for food, but when they go back, I remain alone taking care of her	When postpartum mother comes back home, her mother and my mother care for her. I go away to work and look for food. When they leave I remain alone taking care of her	Postpartum care at home Female relatives in charge of postpartum care Elders take care of postpartum mother Man goes away to work Man goes away to look for food Man caregiver when elders go away	Postpartum care support as women’s work Men participate in income-generating activities Men provide care postpartum