Table 2.

Characteristics of participants in FGDs and IDIs in three countries.

Variables	Bangladesh	India	Sri Lanka
Sites	2 Hospitals (1 public and 1 private)	4 Hospitals (2 public, 2 private) from one Northern and one Southern state	1 Public Hospital
FGDs WITH WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH GDM
FGDs and number of participants	2 FGDs (n = 13)	3 FGDs (n = 18)	1 FGD (n = 6)
Participants' age in years (mean and range)	26.6 (18–34)	27 (18–36)	30.5 (26–35)
Education
No education	–
Primary	1
Secondary	4	2
Intermediate and above	8	16	6
Occupation
Homemaker	10	11	5
Student	1	–
Entrepreneur/business	–	2
Professional	2	5	1
Type of family
Nuclear family	3	8	1
Joint family	10	10	5
Distance from the nearest hospital
<5 kms	8	18	5
>5 kms	5		1
IDIs WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Number of participants	9	17	4
Participants' age in years (mean and range)	51.2 (40–58)	40 (25–55)	45.5 (32–59)
Gender
Male	3	6	2
Female	6	11	2
Education
Intermediate and above	9	17	4
Area of expertise
Hospital administrator	2	4	1
Gynecologist	3	2	0
Obstetrician	–	4	1
Endocrinologist	2	5	1
Nurse	–	1	0
Non-physician health worker (including counselor)	2	1	1
IDIs WITH WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH GDM
Number of participants	3	7	1
Participants' age in years (mean and range)	26.6 (18–34)	30.5 (25–36)	32
Education	Not available
No education		–
Primary		1
Secondary		2
Intermediate and above		4	1
Occupation
Homemaker	3	5	1
Student
Entrepreneur/business
Professional		2
Type of family	Not available
Nuclear family		5	1
Joint family		2	–
Distance from the nearest hospital
<5 kms	3	7	1
5–7 kms	–