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Table 1 The stakeholders participated in the in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations

From: Perceptions of family, community and religious leaders and acceptability for minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in under-five deaths and stillbirths in North India: a qualitative study

Sl Stakeholder category Number
1 In-depth interviews (IDIs)  
1.1 Parents and family members (of deaths/stillbirths occurred 6–8 weeks ago) 93
  Deceased children (> 1 month–5 years) (25 parents of 13 children) 25
  Deceased neonates (< 1 month) (24 parents of 12 neonates) 24
  Stillbirths (44 participants of 22 stillbirths) 44
1.2 Community members 8
  Influential community leaders 4
  Anganwadi workers, community maternal and child nutrition workers 2
  ASHAs, community maternal and child health workers 2
1.3 Religious leaders (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh) 4
1.4 Burial site representatives (Hindu/Sikh, Muslim, Christian) 3
2 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)  
2.1 Community participants 72
  Fathers (of children aged < 5 years) (2 FGDs) 18
  Mothers (of children aged < 5 years) (2 FGDs) 19
  Grand-fathers (2 FGDs) 17
  Grand-mothers (2 FGDs) 18
3 Observation of obtaining consent for MITS  
3.1 Parents approached for consent 27
  Deceased child (> 1 month–5 years) 5
  Deceased neonate (< 1 month) 16
  Stillbirths 6