Table 1.

Characteristics of the FDG Participants.

FGD	Invited (n)	Participants (M/F) (n)	Comments
Health staff	7	6 (4/2)	Paid staff: 2 medical doctors and 1 dentist (sent by the MoH from outside the region), 1 nurse, 1 laboratory technician, 1 auxiliary nurse (all living in the study region). 1 invitee abstained due to other duties.
Health committee	7	5 (4/1)	Volunteers: 1 participant arriving 20 minutes before the end of the FGD. 1 invitee abstained due to other duties. 1 invitee did not reply
Village leaders	10	8 (6/2)	Volunteers: 3 participants from villages distant to the PHC (2 women, 1 man), 5 from villages closer to the PHC (5 men). 2 invitees did not reply.
CHWs	10	9 (4/5)	Volunteers: 4 participants from villages distant to the PHC (3 women, 1 man), 5 from villages closer to the PHC (2 women, 3 men). 1 invitee did not reply.

Note. FGD = focus group discussion; CHW = community health worker; PHC = primary health care; M = male; F= female.