Underreporting of stillbirths in Pakistan: perspectives of the parents, community and healthcare providers

Table 1 Participants, sample size and methods of data collection

	Participant categories	Methods of data collection	Number of interviews	Province
1	Health facility in charge, Lady Health Visitor, Medical Technician	In-depth interview	124	Sindh: 62
1		In-depth interview	124	KPK: 62
2	Lady Health Worker, Community Midwife	In-depth interview	65	Sindh: 32
2	Lady Health Worker, Community Midwife	In-depth interview	65	KPK: 33
3	Women who experienced a stillbirth	In-depth interview	50	Sindh: 21
3	Women who experienced a stillbirth	In-depth interview	50	KPK: 29
4	Traditional Birth Attendants	In-depth interview	36	Sindh: 19
4	Traditional Birth Attendants	In-depth interview	36	KPK: 17
5	Coordinators (e.g. for LHW, District Health Information System, Maternal Neonatal Child Health program)	In-depth interview	10	Sindh: 6
5		In-depth interview	10	KPK: 4
6	Men and women who experienced stillbirth	Focus group discussion	14	Sindh: 7
6	Men and women who experienced stillbirth	Focus group discussion	14	KPK: 7

ISSN: 1471-2393