Table 1 Main topics included in the guidelines used for focus group discussions and in-depth interviews
| Â | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
Participant | During pregnancy | During postnatal period |
Mothers or fathers attending ANC 1 or PNC 2 services | Type of ANC services received | Type of PNC services received |
| Â | Reasons for attending ANC services | Reasons for attending PNC services |
| Â | Frequency of ANC visits | Frequency of PNC visits |
| Â | Constraints of accessing ANC services | Constraints of accessing PNC services |
| Â | Satisfaction for using ANC services | Satisfaction for using PNC services |
| Â | Fee for ANC services | Fee for PNC services |
Mothers or fathers not attending ANC or PNC services | Reasons for not attending ANC services | Reasons for not attending PNC services |
| Â | Constraints of accessing ANC services | Constraints of accessing PNC services |
Mothers or husbands using TBA 3 services during pregnancy or postnatal period | The type of services received | The type of services received |
| Â | Reasons for using TBA services | Reasons for using TBA services |
| Â | Frequency of services received | Frequency of services received |
| Â | Satisfaction for using TBA services | Satisfaction for using TBA services |
| Â | Fee for the service | Fee for the service |
Health professionals | Content of ANC services | Content of PNC services |
| Â | Frequency of ANC services | Frequency of PNC services |
| Â | Fee for ANC services | Fee for PNC services |
| Â | The implementation of ANC and PNC services in the community | |
| Â | Community attitude towards health professionals, ANC and PNC programs | |
Traditional birth attendants | Type of services provided | Type of services provided |
| Â | Frequency of services | Frequency of services |
| Â | Fee for services | Fee for services |
Community and religious leaders | MCH4 programs in the community | |
| Â | Community attitude towards MCH programs and health professionals | |
| Â | Efforts in to increase MCH in the community | |
All participants | Family support and decision making on health services during pregnancy and postnatal period | |
| Â | Traditional practices and beliefs during pregnancy and postnatal period | |
| Â | Perceptions about TBA, health professionals and health services provided to the community | |