Table 2.

Characteristics of the participants

Source	Type of flooding	Gender	Age range (years)	Number of children	Formal education (years)	Occupation(s)
FGD 1	Seasonal	Women	29–40	At least 1	0–6	Rice farming, caretaker.
FGD 2	Seasonal	Men	25–39	1–4	Unknown	Rice farming, fishing, glass cutting.
FGD 3	Seasonal	Women	20–36	1–3	0–5	Rice farming, caretaker.
FGD 4	Seasonal	Men	26–38	1–6	0–5	Rice farming, farm worker, fishing, construction worker.
FGD 5	Occasional	Men	25–37	1–5	Unknown	Rice farming, merchant, mechanic.
FGD 6	Occasional	Women	18–30	1–5	0–8	Rice farming, raising livestock, farm worker, caretaker.
FGD 7	Occasional	Women	18–33	1–3	2–10	Rice farming, raising livestock, farm worker, casino worker.
FGD 8	Occasional	Men	25–48	2–3	0–9	Rice farming.
Source	Type of flooding	Role		Gender	Age range (years)	Involvement with community health needs
Three interviews	One seasonal	TBAs		Three women	67–79	Informal antenatal and childbirth care.
	Two occasional
Four interviews	Two seasonal	Village chiefs		Four men	46–54	Responsible for village health administration, benefits and support programmes; reporting health data; resolving complaints about health services; providing emergency support during floods.
	Two occasional
Five interviews	Two seasonal	Village health support group workers		Two women	40–62	Responsible for health education and promotion; assisting village chief with health administration.
	Three occasional			Three men
Two interviews	One seasonal	Commune members		Two women	64–65	Members of commune committees on health and women’s affairs; promote health services.
	One occasional
Three interviews	Two seasonal	Grandmothers		Three women	44–62	Source of advice on pregnancy and childbirth; knowledge of traditional practices and changes in care over time.
	One occasional

FGD, focus group discussion.