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Table 2 Characteristics of focus groups

From: Dirty and 40 days in the wilderness: Eliciting childbirth and postnatal cultural practices and beliefs in Nepal

Group Interviewed

Age

Village

Mothers with children ≤24 months

25–35

B

Mothers with children ≤24 months

21–28

B

Mothers with children ≤24 months

17–23

B

Mothers with children ≤24 months

26–48

B

Mother-in-law groups

37–55

B

Mother-in-law groups

40–62

B

Female Community Health Volunteer

26–48

B

Maternal & Child Health workers (MCH)

24 and 31

B

Extended family (Husband/Father-in-law) Focus Group Discussions

29–47

B

Female Community Health Volunteer

32–36

A

Mother-in-law groups

55–60

A

Mothers with children ≤24 months

22–28

A

Mothers with children ≤24 months

28–34

A

Extended family groups (Husband/Father-in-law) Group Interview

46–66

A