Risk perceptions among high-risk pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study

Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (n = 14)

ID No	Ethnicity	Age	Family type^a	Education	Occupation^b	Husband occupation	# ANC^c	Parity	Place of birth^d	Risk factors
P001	Madhesi	21	Extended	Secondary	HW	Factory worker	3	First	BC	Small for gestational age, warned for miscarriage, neonatal death
P002	Muslim	17	Nuclear	Primary	HW	Head of construction work	> 4	First	HB	Tumor together with fetus, miscarriage chances
P003	Muslim	18	Joint	Primary	HW	Tailor	4	First	HB	Teenage pregnancy
P004	Muslim	18	Joint	Primary	HW	Works abroad	2	First	BC	Teenage pregnancy
P005	Dalit	25	Nuclear	None	HW	Factory worker	> 4	Third	HB	Small for gestational age, > 7 days fever during pregnancy
P006	Muslim	30	Nuclear	None	HW	Construction worker	1	Seventh	HB	Seventh child, all homebirths
P007	Madhesi	23	Joint	Higher secondary	HW	Pharmacy shop	2	Third	BC	Exceeded postdate by > 7 days, prolonged pain of four days
P008	Muslim	18	Joint	None	HW	Meat shopkeeper	> 4	Second	HB	Teenage pregnancy, previous stillbirth
P009	Santhal	17	Joint	Primary	HW/ farming	Farming	1	First	HB	Teenage pregnancy, premature birth
P010	Santhal	18	Joint	Primary	HW	Farming	0	Second	HB	Teenage pregnancy without ANC
P011	Janajati	18	Joint	Primary	HW	Construction worker	> 4	Second	BC	Teenage pregnancy with previous neonatal death
P012	Santhal	18	Joint	Secondary	HW	Factory worker	> 4	First	BC	Teenage pregnancy, preterm birth
P013	Santhal	19	Joint	Primary	HW	Factory worker	2	First	HB	Teenage pregnancy, oligohydramnios
P014	Janajati	19	Joint	Secondary	HW	Factory worker	3	First	HB	Teenage pregnancy, oligohydramnios

Note: ^aType of family: extended-family means living with grandparents, parents, father’s siblings, and their family; joint-family means living with grandparents and parents; nuclear-family means a family that consists of husband, wife, and their children, ^b Occupation: HW-housewife, ^cANC: antenatal care, ^dPlace of birth: BC: birthing center, HB: home birth

ISSN: 1471-2393