Table 1 Demographics of participants
| Â | Kenya | South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Male n (%) |
Community participants | 87 | 17 | 55 | 36 |
 Focus groups | 82 (94) | 17 (100) | 50 (91) | 36 (100) |
 In depth interviews | 5 (6) | N/A | 5 (9) | N/A |
Age (range) | 23 (17–40) | 31 (24–40) | 23 (16–37) | 30 (21–42) |
No. of children (range) | 1 (0–5) | 2 (0–5) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–7) |
History of PTB | 8 (9) | 1 (6) | 8 (15) | 9 (25) |
Urban | 40 (46) | 10 (59) | 22 (40) | 17 (47) |
Rural | 42 (48) | 8 (47) | 28 (51) | 19 (53) |
Employed | 20 (23) | 17 (100) | 8 (15) | 4 (11) |
Education level | ||||
 Primary school | 53 (61) | 7 (41) | 14 (25) | 17 (47) |
 Secondary school | 19 (22) | 7 (41) | 40 (73) | 18 (50) |
 College/University | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
Relationship status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Partner—cohabiting | 62 (71) | 15 (88) | 11 (20) | 9 (25) |
 Partner—not cohabiting | 23 (26) | 2 (12) | 44 (80) | 25 (69) |
Proximity to healthcare centre | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 5 km distance | 72 (83) | 16 (94) | 40 (73) | 34 (94) |
 > 5 km distance | 16 (18) | 1 (6) | 15 (27) | 2 (6) |
 Travel by foot | 36 (41) | 11 (65) | 30 (55) | 29 (81) |
Travel by public transport | 43 (49) | 6 (35) | 23 (42) | 7 (19) |
Has own cellphone: | 67 (77) | 16 (94) | 51 (93) | 35 (97) |
Healthcare providers | 8 | 8 | ||
Provider type | Â | Â | ||
 Managerial | 0 | 1 | ||
 Physician | 3 | 1 | ||
 Nurse | 4 | 4 | ||
 Counselor/community health worker | 1 | 2 | ||
Female | 5 | 7 | ||
Mean age (range) | 41 (29–55) | 44 (27–61) | ||
Mean years in practice (range) | 13 (2–26) | 7 (0–20) | ||
Health systems experts | 5 | 5 | ||
Female | 2 | 3 | ||
Mean age (range) | 42 (31–53) | 52 (40–66) | ||
Mean years in current position (range) | 6 (0–9) | 6 (1–19) | ||