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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants for focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and key informants’ interviews, in five woredas of Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Barriers to husbands’ involvement in maternal health care in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Characteristics

10 FGD

12 IDI

10KIIs

Female (n = 42)

Male (n = 38)

Female (n = 5)

Male (n = 7)

Female (n = 4)

Male (n = 6)

Age (year)

18–30

19

16

2

3

1

0

> 30

23

22

3

4

3

6

Education status

<Primary (1–6 grade)

35

22

4

2

0

2

>Secondary (7–12 grade)

7

16

1

5

4

4

Occupation type

Government employee

8

24

2

5

3

3

NGO

0

4

0

1

1

1

Private

3

9

0

1

0

2

Housewife

31

3

0

Unemployed

1

0

0

  1. FGD Focus group Discussion; IDI In-depth Interview; KII Key-Informant Interview; NGO Non-governmental organization