How women are treated during facility-based childbirth: development and validation of measurement tools in four countries – phase 1 formative research study protocol

Table 3 Sampling strategy to be implemented in each country

	Women of reproductive age (15–49 years) who delivered in any health facility in the past 12 months		Women of reproductive age (15–49 years) who delivered in any health facility in the past 5 years		Facility-based facility-based staff
Study site	Younger women	Older women	Younger women	Older women	Nurses/midwives	Doctors/specialists	Administrators
Urban facility and catchment area	8-10 IDIs	8-10 IDIs	2 FGDs	2 FGDs	8 IDIs	8 IDIs	3 IDIs
Rural or peri-urban facility and catchment area	8-10 IDIs	8-10 IDIs	2 FGDs	2 FGDs	8 IDIs	8 IDIs	3 IDIs
Total	32-40 IDIs, women		8 FGDs, women		38 IDIs, providers

In each country, the sampling strategy will adapted to the local context in consultation with the research teams. This includes, but is not limited to determining the age bracket for “younger” and “older” women and any further stratification for the cadres of participants (e.g.: religion, ethnicity)

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