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Table 1 Participant characteristics for qualitative data, June – November 2016

From: Understanding health systems to improve community and facility level newborn care among displaced populations in South Sudan: a mixed methods case study

Variable

Focus groups (N = 19)

In-depth interviews (N = 7)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Sample size

 Number of participants

104

 

7

 

Location

 Juba

21

(20.2)

4

(57.1)

 Malakal

32

(30.8)

1

(14.3)

 Maban

51

(49.0)

2

(28.6)

Type of staff

 Community health worker

61

(58.7)

0

(0.0)

 Facility-based TBA

13

(12.5)

0

(0.0)

 Midwife, clinical officer or nurse

30

(28.9)

0

(0.0)

 Senior manger

0

(0.0)

7

(100.0)

Residence of staff

 Local

74

(71.2)

0

(0.0)

 Non-local

30

(28.8)

7

(100.0)

Sex

 Male

61

(58.7)

5

(71.4)

 Female

43

(41.3)

2

(28.6)

Mean age, years

33.1 ± 8.9

36.3 ± 2.4

Education completed

 None

8

(7.7)

0

(0.0)

 Primary

29

(27.9)

0

(0.0)

 Secondary or higher

67

(64.4)

7

(100.0)

Mean time employed by IMC, years

1.8 ± 1.4

2.6 ± 1.3