Table 1.

Demographic Data for Household Case Studies, Physician Interviews, and Health Provider and Female Community Health Volunteers

Data Source	Category	no./No. (%)
Household case studies (N = 22)	Female sex	12/22 (55%)
	Mean age, y (range)	32 (20–49)
	Employed	12/22 (55%)
	Relationship to patient	9/22 (41%) – self
		9/22 (41%) – parent
		1/22 (4%) – spouse
		3/22 (14%) – other relative
	Urban	15/22 (68%)
	Household patient, female	12/22 (55%)
	Household patient, mean age, y (range)	19 (2.5–38)
Physician interviews (N = 8)	Female sex	2/8 (25%)
	Mean age, y (range)	42.4 (27–65)
	Current employment	1/8 (12.5%) – private hospital
		1/8 (12.5%) – private clinic
		2/8 (25%) private–public hospital
		3/8 (37.5%) PHC – public clinic
		1/8 (12.5%) – Institute of Medicine
	Mean years in current position (range)	8.8 (1.3–32)
Health providers (FGD), public health center (N = 6)	Female	4/6 (67%)
	Mean age, y (range)	41 (23–54)
	Current position	1/6 (16.5%) – staff nurse
		2/6 (33.3%) – community medical assistant
		3/6 (50%) – auxiliary nurse midwife
	Mean years in current position (range)	17.7 (9–32)
FCHVs, urban site (N = 6)	Female	6/6 (100%)
	Mean age, y (range)	37.4 (32–41)
	Education	3/6 (50%) – secondary school not completed
		1/6 (16.6%) – health professional school
		2/6 (33.4%) – university/college
	Mean years in current position (range)	15 (10–18)
FCHVs, rural site (N = 9)	Female	9/9 (100%)
	Mean age, y (range)	46 (33–60)
	Education	1/9 (11.1%) – primary school
		3/9 (33/3%) – secondary school not completed
		3/9 (33.3%) – secondary school completed
		1/9 (11.1%) – health professional school
		1/9 (11.1%) – university/college
	Mean years in current position (range)	14.3 (3–26)

Data are presented as no./No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: FCHV, female community health volunteer; FGD, focus group discussion; PHC, public health center.