Table 2 Participant characteristics

Pregnant women

6

–

–

Women with previous pre-eclampsia

8

3

2

Family of deceased women

4

–

2

TBA

4

1

1

WDG

4

–

–

CHW/HEW

6

2

–

Community leaders

3

–

–

Midwife/nurses

6

2

5

Doctors

3

2

3

Integrated emergency surgical officers (IESO)

3

–

–

District health manager

1

–

–

Religious leaders

–

1

8

Faith healers

–

–

4

Traditional healers

–

2

3

 Pregnant women

–

2 (n = 10)

2 (n = 12)

 Postnatal women

–

1 (n = 6)

2 (n = 11)

 Older female decision-makers (mothers/mother-in-law)

–

1 (n = 3)

2 (n = 9)

 Male decision-makers (partners/husbands/fathers/fathers-in-law)

–

1 (n = 6)

2 (n = 10)

 TBAs

–

1 (n = 8)

1 (n = 6)

 CHW

–

–

1 (n = 6)

 Community leaders

–

1 (n = 7)

–