Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Characteristics		FGD 1	FGD 2	FGD 3	FGD 4	FGD 5	FGD 6	Total
No. of participants		4	4	7	5	6	5	31
Supervisors or providers		Super-visors	Super-visors	Super-visors	Provi-ders	Provi-ders	Provi-ders	15 Supervisors 16 Providers
Age: range		30–46	32–56	29–50	31–42	27–41	29–40	27–56
Gender	Male	2	4	5	0	2	2	15
	Female	2	0	2	5	4	3	16
Highest Degree	A2	0	0	1	3	3	4	11
	A1	2	2	1	2	3	0	10
	A0	2	1	4	0	0	1	8
	Other	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Years since first health prof. graduation: range		3–24	5–32	4–20	7–17	4–7	6–11	3–32
No. who had clinical training in past year		Yes: 1 No: 3	Yes: 1 No: 3	Yes: 2 No: 5	Yes: 0 No: 5	Yes: 0 No: 6	Yes: 4 No: 1	Yes: 8 No: 23
Years as supervisor: range		2–8	2–10	1–10				1–10

A2: Basic nursing certificate attained during secondary school. A1: Full nursing degree. A0: Bachelor degree.