Table 2 Focus group characteristics
From: Community perceptions of pre-eclampsia in rural Karnataka State, India: a qualitative study
Number | N participants | Age (yr) Median [range] | Occupation 1 Housewife 2 Labourer 3 Employee 4 Self-employed 5 Other | Child <5 years | Pregnant | Education 1 No formal schooling, cannot read or write 2 No formal schooling, can read and write 3 Primary school incomplete 4 Primary school complete 5 Secondary school incomplete 6 Secondary school complete 7 Pre-university incomplete 8 Pre-university complete 9 University incomplete 10 University complete 11 Postgraduate 12 Don’t know | Relationship to woman 1 Husband 2 Father 3 Father-in-law 4 Mother-in-law 5 Mother 6 Other |
Community Leaders | |||||||
1 | 7 | 36 [31,48] | 1 = (N = 1) 2 = (N = 6) | Not asked | Not asked | 1 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 1) 8 = (N = 2) 10 = (N = 3) | Not asked |
2 | 10 | 36 [24,51] | 1 = (N = 3) 4 = (N = 3) 5 = (N = 4) | Not asked | Not asked | 1 = (N = 1) 3 = (N = 1) 4 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 3) 8 = (N = 1) 9 = (N = 1) 10 = (N = 1) | Not asked |
3 | 10 | Not known | Not known | Not asked | Not asked | Not known | Not asked |
Male Decision-Makers | |||||||
1 | 8 | 26 [18,57] | 2 = (N = 4) 3 = (N = 1) 4 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 2) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 1 = (N = 4) 3 = (N = 2) 6 = (N = 2) | 1 = (N = 4) 3 = (N = 2) 6 = (N = 2) |
2 | 11 | 49 [33,59] | 3 = (N = 2) 5 = (N = 9) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 3 = (N = 4) 5 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 1) 10 = (N = 1) 12 = (N = 4) | 2 = (N = 4) 3 = (N = 3) 6 = (N = 4) |
Female Decision-Makers | |||||||
1 | 10 | 45 [30,60] | 1 = (N = 9) 2 = (N = 1) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 1 = (N = 8) 4 = (N = 2) | 4 = (N = 6) 5 = (N = 2) 6 = (N = 2) |
2 | 18 | 45 [28,65] | 1 = (N = 5) 3 = (N = 1) 4 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 11) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 1 = (N = 3) 2 = (N = 1) 3 = (N = 1) 12 = (N = 13) | Not Known |
3 | 13 | 48 [30,65] | 1 = (N = 13) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 3 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 1) 12 = (N = 11) | 4 = (N = 7) 5 = (N = 1) 6 (N = 5) |
Women of Reproductive Age | |||||||
1 | 55 | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known |
2 | 16 | 25 [20,30] | 1 = (N = 16) | 56 % | 75 % | 3 = (N = 3) 4 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 2) 8 = (N = 2) 10 = (N = 1) 12 = (N = 6) | Not Applicable |
3 | 14 | 23 [18,30] | 1 = (N = 9) 2 = (N = 5) | 36 % | 86 % | 1 = (N = 3) 3 = (N = 3) 4 = (N = 1) 5 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 3) 8 = (N = 2) 10 = (N = 1) | Not Applicable |
4 | 17 | Not Known | 1 = (N = 17) | 88 % | 100 % | Not Known | Not Applicable |
5 | 14 | 22 [18,58] | 1 = (N = 12) 3 = (N = 2) | 71 % | 50 % | 3 = (N = 3) 5 = (N = 3) 6 = (N = 3) 10 = (N = 2) 12 = (N = 3) | Not Applicable |
6 | 16 | 20 | 1 = (N = 16) | 69 % | 63 % | 3 = (N = 7) 4 = (N = 4) 5 = (N = 1) 6 = (N = 3) 8 = (N = 1) | Not Applicable |