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Table 2 Types of Interviews and Respondents

From: Utilization of mobile phones for accessing menstrual regulation services among low-income women in Bangladesh: a qualitative analysis

Interview Type

Number of Interviews

Types of Respondents (per site)

In-Depth Interview (IDI)

6 per site × 4 sites

=24 total

Conducted among those who went through an MR experience in the past one year:

- 1 with women who have never given birth

- 2/3 with women with one or two children

- 2/3 with women with 3 or more children

Key Informant Interview (KII)

2 per site × 4 sites

= 8 total

- 1 with medical personnel directly involved in MR (doctor/paramedic/nurse/counsellor)

- 1 with programme staff (e.g. programme manager)

Semi-Structured Interview (SSI)

Formal CTC Providers:

2 per Dhaka site

3 per Sylhet site

= 10 total

At least 1 with Government health worker

At least 1 with NGO health worker

Informal Providers:

4 per site × 4 sites

= 16 total

Respondents drawn from 4 categories:

- Traditional healer (Kabiraj)

- Traditional birth attendant (Dai)

- Village Doctor

- Drug Seller