Table 2 Demographics of focus group discussion participants
| Â | District A | District B | District H | District D | Total | % of sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 100 |
Cadre | ||||||
 Midwife | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 78% |
 SRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 SECHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16% |
 CHO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3% |
 MCH Aid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3% |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6% |
 Female | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 94% |
Age (years) | ||||||
 18–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 25–34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16% |
 35–44 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 47% |
 45–54 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 31% |
 55–65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6% |
Experience in healthcare (years) | ||||||
 1–5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9% |
 6–10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22% |
 11–15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 38% |
 > 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 31% |
Place of work | ||||||
 Hospital | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16% |
 Community Health Centre | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 53% |
 Community Health Post | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25% |
 Maternal and Child Health Post | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3% |
 Other | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3% |