Table 1.
The stakeholders participated in the in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations
| Sl | Stakeholder category | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-depth interviews (IDIs) | |
| 1.1 | Parents and family members (of deaths/stillbirths occurred 6–8 weeks ago) | 93 |
| Deceased children (> 1 month–5 years) (25 parents of 13 children) | 25 | |
| Deceased neonates (< 1 month) (24 parents of 12 neonates) | 24 | |
| Stillbirths (44 participants of 22 stillbirths) | 44 | |
| 1.2 | Community members | 8 |
| Influential community leaders | 4 | |
| Anganwadi workers, community maternal and child nutrition workers | 2 | |
| ASHAs, community maternal and child health workers | 2 | |
| 1.3 | Religious leaders (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh) | 4 |
| 1.4 | Burial site representatives (Hindu/Sikh, Muslim, Christian) | 3 |
| 2 | Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) | |
| 2.1 | Community participants | 72 |
| Fathers (of children aged < 5 years) (2 FGDs) | 18 | |
| Mothers (of children aged < 5 years) (2 FGDs) | 19 | |
| Grand-fathers (2 FGDs) | 17 | |
| Grand-mothers (2 FGDs) | 18 | |
| 3 | Observation of obtaining consent for MITS | |
| 3.1 | Parents approached for consent | 27 |
| Deceased child (> 1 month–5 years) | 5 | |
| Deceased neonate (< 1 month) | 16 | |
| Stillbirths | 6 |