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Table 1 Features and characteristics of focus group discussions

From: The fourth delay and community-driven solutions to reduce maternal mortality in rural Haiti: a community-based action research study

Focus group discussion

Participant features

Participant ratio of women to men

Age range (in years)

Facilitator characteristics

FGD 1 Community Leaders (n = 7)

Teacher, volunteer health worker, farmer, pastor, homemakers

4:3

25–50

CRT Htn Co-Lead

FGD 2 Community Leaders (n = 8)

Merchant, volunteer health worker, elder, farmer, homemakers

7:1

25–40

CRT Member

FGD 3 Traditional Birth Attendants (n = 8)

All with some community training

5:3

35–65

CRT Htn Co-Lead

FGD 4 Traditional Birth Attendants (n = 8)

All with some community training

7:1

40–50

CRT Member