Table 1 Synthesis of data collection methods
From: Community views on short birth interval in Northern Uganda: a participatory grounded theory
Data collection | Gender and age | Number | Selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) | Men and women  ≥ 18 year old | 5–8 participants for 7 groups, per parish Total: 21 FCM sessions | Separate sessions with homogenous groups of men (youth/ adult), women (youth/ adult) TMs, CHWs service providers in each parish |
Focus groups discussion (FGD) participants | Men and women  ≥ 18 year old | 5–8 participants Total: 12 FGD | Separate sessions with homogenous groups of men (youth/ adult), women (youth/ adult) in each parish |
Deliberative Dialogues (DD) participants | Men and women  ≥ 18 year old | DD each 15–20 participants Total: 3 sessions | Heterogeneous sessions with participants who joined the FCM and FGDs sessions from each stakeholder groups |
Survey participants | Women  ≥ 18 year old | Women who have delivered in the last 2 years in the 3 parishes |  |