Table 2. Phase 1 and Phase 3 participant characteristics.
| Participant Characteristic | In-depth Interviews | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 3 | Phase 1 | |
| Mothers | n = 23 | n = 10 | n = 11 |
| Age | |||
| 18–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20–24 | 13 | 3 | 9 |
| 26–40 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Education | |||
| No formal education | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Some primary | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Primary completed | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Some secondary | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary completed | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marital status a | |||
| Married or living together | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Divorced | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Work status | |||
| Not working outside the home (domestic work and farming) | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Working outside the home (working in the field or other commercial activity) | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Maternity leave | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Infant accompanies to work b | |||
| Yes | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| No | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A (mother does not work outside home / is on maternity leave) | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Infant age | |||
| 1–2 months | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 3–5 months | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| Infant sex c | |||
| Female | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Male | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Facility-based providers | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 6 |
| Age | |||
| 23–29 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 30–44 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 45–77 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Male | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Education | |||
| Some primary school | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Some secondary school | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Completed secondary school | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Position | |||
| Nutritionist | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Preventive medicine technician | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| General medicine technician | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nurse | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Midwife | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Years of experience | |||
| 1–2 years | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 3–10 years | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 10–36 years | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Community-based providers | n = 13 | n = 10 | n/a |
| Age d | |||
| 23–29 | 2 | 1 | |
| 30–44 | 7 | 5 | |
| 45–77 | 3 | 3 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 6 | 5 | |
| Male | 7 | 5 | |
| Education e | |||
| No formal education | 2 | 0 | |
| Some primary school | 4 | 2 | |
| Completed primary school | 2 | 2 | |
| Some secondary school | 4 | 4 | |
| Completed secondary school | 1 | 0 | |
| Position f | |||
| Activist | 8 | 6 | |
| Polyvalent agent | 1 | 1 | |
| Traditional practitioner / birth attendant | 4 | 2 | |
| Years of experience g | |||
| 1–2 years | 1 | 2 | |
| 3–10 years | 8 | 6 | |
| 10–31 years | 3 | 1 | |
a 2 not reported in Phase 1 IDIs
b 3 not reported in Phase 1 and 1 in Phase 3 IDIs
c 1 not reported in Phase 1 IDIs
d 1 not reported in Phase 3 IDIs
e 2 not reported in Phase 3 IDIs
f 1 not reported in Phase 3 IDIs
g 1 not reported in Phase 1 and 1 in Phase 3 IDIs