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. 2022 Sep 30;17(9):e0272361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272361

Table 2. Characteristics of FGDs participants.

FGD No. Categories of participants Governing level Province Type of health facilities Duration Date Number of participants Eco-regional representation
FGD 1 Health workers (Doctor, Paramedic, Nurses, Lab tech) Local government Bagmati province Primary health center 60 minutes 9 October, 2020 7 (3 Male, 4 Female) Rural mountain
FGD 2 Health workers (Nurses, Paramedics, Lab technician) Local government Gandaki province Municipal hospital 50 minutes 12 October, 2020 6 (3 Male, 3 Female) Urban hill
FGD 3 Doctors (Internist, Dental surgeon, Physician, Medical Officers) Provincial government Bagmati province Provincial hospital 55 minutes 21 October, 2020 6 (4 Male, 2 Female) Urban terai
FGD 4 Health coordinators at municipality Local government Gandaki and Bagmati Municipal level authorities 70 minutes 24 October, 2020 7 (7 Male, 0 Female) Rural hill and terai (mixed group)
FGD 5 Health posts in-charges in different HPs Local government Bagmati province Local level health posts 65 minutes 28 October, 2020 5 (2 Male, 3 Female) Urban hill
FGD 6 Health woHP:(Nurses, Paramedics, Lab tech) Local government Bagmati province Local level health post 55 minutes 3 November, 2020 5 (3 Male, 2 Female) Urban terai
FGD 7 Doctors (Medical officers, Dentist, Gynecologists, Medical Generalist) Provincial government Karnali province Provincial hospital 60 minutes 20 December, 2020 7 (3 Male, 4 Female) Urban mountain
FGD 8 Health workers at health posts (Nurses, Paramedics, Lab tech) Local government Karnali province Local level health post 65 minutes 23 December, 2020 6 (2 Male, 4 Female) Rural hill