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Table 2 Background information of the study participants

From: Why do women not prepare for pregnancy? Exploring women’s and health care providers’ views on barriers to uptake of preconception care in Mana District, Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Key Informant Interview

Informants

Residency

Age (yrs.)

Education

Total

Rural

Urban

Health care providers

2

4

26–30

Tertiary

6

Health Extension workers

1

1

24–26

Tertiary

2

Traditional birth attendant

1

35–40

Primary

1

Pregnant women

2

29–30

Primary

2

Woman who had faced adverse pregnancy outcome

1

35–40

Primary

1

Grandmother

1

55–60

Secondary

1

Total key informants

13

Focused Group Discussion

Participants

Residency

Age (yrs.)

Education

Parity

Total

Illiterate

Primary and above

Primpara

Multipara

Rural

Urban

Pregnant women

6

6

25–35

5

7

5

7

12

Women planning to become pregnant

8

7

24–38

7

8

7

8

15

Women who recently gave birth

6

5

25–32

6

5

5

6

11

Total Participants of FGDs

38