Table 4.
Summary of participants and topic areas investigated during FGDs and IDIs
| Category | Facility | No. of FGDs/IDIs | Total no. of participants* | Topic areas explored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-intervention FGDs | Hospital I | 2 | 16 (14 midwives, 2 nurses) | Features of quality maternity care; twice and perception of mistreatment; twice and perception of respectful care; contributors to mistreatment; challenges experienced in labour wards; motivators and demotivators to provide respectful care; actions required to promote respectful care |
| Hospital II | 1 | 8 (7 midwives, 1 integrated emergency surgical officer) | ||
| Hospital III | 1 | 8 (7 midwives, 1 health officer) | ||
| Post-intervention FGDs | Hospital I | 1 | 7 (6 midwives, 1 nurse) | Perceived behavioural influences of the training; challenges encountered, and new behaviours emerged in implementing the training; additional actions required to implement the training; partakers of RMC |
| Hospital II | 1 | 8 (8 midwives) | ||
| Hospital III | 1 | 6 (5 midwives, 1 general practitioner) | ||
| Pre-intervention IDIs | Hospital I | 4 | 4 (MCH** coordinator, quality focal person, medical director, and chief executive officer) | Features of quality maternity care; twice and perception of mistreatment; twice and perception of respectful care; contributors to mistreatment; perceived status of respectful care; respectful care initiatives; challenges in advancing respectful care |
| Hospital II | 4 | 4 (MCH coordinator, quality focal person, medical director, and chief executive officer) | ||
| Hospital III | 3 | 3 (MCH coordinator, quality focal person, and medical director) | ||
| Regional health bureau | 1 | 1 (senior maternal health expert) |
*Most FGD participants were midwives because 80% of service providers who assist women during childbirth in the study hospitals were midwives.
**MCH: Maternal and child health.