Table 1 Overview of the study participants
Social demographic characteristics | Eastleigh | Garissa | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FGDs | IDIs | KIIs | FGDs | IDIs | KIIs | Â | |
Community participants | |||||||
 Male | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
 Female | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
 Total | 8 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 56 |
Health-related professionals | |||||||
 Nurse-Midwife |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 | 5 |
 Clinical officers |  |  | 3 |  |  | 0 | 3 |
 Occupational Therapist |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 | 1 |
 Trainee Nurse-Midwife |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 | 1 |
 Traditional Birth Attendants |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 | 5 |
Community based leaders | |||||||
 Religious leaders |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 3 |
 Chief |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 | 3 |
 Politician |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 | 1 |
 Business man |  |  | 2 |  |  | 0 | 2 |