Table 1.

Summary of participants

	Participant category	Number of interviews
Individual interviews	Federal Ministry of Health	12 males, 8 females
	Partners and researchers (P/R)	9 male, 7 female
	Nursing staff — includes midwives, community health nurses, community health nurses, enrolled nurses, registered nurses (N)	3 males, 4 females
	UNICEFCountry office UNICEF Regional office WHO	2 males, 2 females 2 males 1 respondent
Focus Groups	HEWs (2–8 per group) Health Development Army (HDA)	17 females 2 males, 4 females