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Table 2 Characteristics of focus group participants

From: Utilization of maternal health care services and their determinants in Karnataka State, India

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N participants

Age (yr)

Occupation

Child <5 yr

Pregnant

Education

Relationship to woman

  

Median [range]

1. Housewife

2. Labourer

3. Employee

4. Self-employed

5. Other

  

1. No formal schooling, cannot read or write

2. No formal schooling, can read and write

3. Primary school incomplete

4. Primary school complete

5. Secondary school incomplete

6. Secondary school complete

7. Pre-university incomplete

8. Pre-university complete

9. University incomplete

10. University complete

11. Postgraduate

12. Don’t know

1. Husband

2. Father

3. Father-in-law

4. Mother-in-law

5. Mother

6. Other

Community leaders

1

7

36 [31,48]

1 = (N = 1)

Not asked

Not asked

1 = (N = 1)

Not asked

2 = (N = 6)

6 = (N = 1)

8 = (N = 2)

10 = (N = 3)

2

10

36 [24,51]

1 = (N = 3)

Not asked

Not asked

1 = (N = 1)

Not asked

4 = (N = 3)

3 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 4)

4 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 3)

8 = (N = 1)

9 = (N = 1)

10 = (N = 1)

3

10

Not known

Not known

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not asked

Male decision-makers

1

8

26 [18,57]

2 = (N = 4)

Not applicable

Not applicable

1 = (N = 4)

1 = (N = 4)

3 = (N = 1)

3 = (N = 2)

3 = (N = 2)

4 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 2)

6 = (N = 2)

5 = (N = 2)

2

11

49 [33,59]

3 = (N = 2)

Not applicable

Not applicable

3 = (N = 4)

2 = (N = 4)

5 = (N = 9)

5 = (N = 1)

3 = (N = 3)

6 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 4)

10 = (N = 1)

12 = (N = 4)

Female decision-makers

1

10

45 [30,60]

1 = (N = 9)

Not applicable

Not applicable

1 = (N = 8)

4 = (N = 6)

2 = (N = 1)

4 = (N = 2)

5 = (N = 2)

6 = (N = 2)

2

18

45 [28,65]

1 = (N = 5)

Not applicable

Not applicable

1 = (N = 3)

Not known

3 = (N = 1)

2 = (N = 1)

4 = (N = 1)

3 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 11)

12 = (N = 13)

3

13

48 [30,65]

1 = (N = 13)

Not applicable

Not applicable

3 = (N = 1)

4 = (N = 7)

5 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 1)

12 = (N = 11)

6 (N = 5)

Women of reproductive age

1

55

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

Not known

2

16

25 [20,30]

1 = (N = 16)

56 %

75 %

3 = (N = 3)

Not applicable

4 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 2)

8 = (N = 2)

10 = (N = 1)

12 = (N = 6)

3

14

23 [18,30]

1 = (N = 9)

36 %

86 %

1 = (N = 3)

Not applicable

2 = (N = 5)

3 = (N = 3)

4 = (N = 1)

5 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 3)

8 = (N = 2)

10 = (N = 1)

4

17

Not known

1 = (N = 17)

88 %

100 %

Not known

Not applicable

5

14

22 [18,58]

1 = (N = 12)

71 %

50 %

3 = (N = 3)

Not applicable

3 = (N = 2)

5 = (N = 3)

6 = (N = 3)

10 = (N = 2)

12 = (N = 3)

6

16

20 [19,26]

1 = (N = 16)

69 %

63 %

3 = (N = 7)

Not applicable

4 = (N = 4)

5 = (N = 1)

6 = (N = 3)

8 = (N = 1)

Auxiliary nurse midwives and staff nurses

1

8

36 [24,56]

Not known

Not asked

Not asked

6 = (N = 3)

Not applicable

8 = (N = 1)

10 = (N = 1)

11 = (N = 3)

2

9

41 [23,58]

5 = (N = 9)

Not asked

Not asked

6 = (N = 2)

Not applicable

7 = (N = 1)

8 = (N = 3)

10 = (N = 3)

3

19

39 [25,58]

SN (N = 7)

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

ANM (N = 10)

4

12

30 [24,53]

SN (N = 4)

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

ANM (N = 4)

Accredited social health activists

1

10

32 [26,36]

Not known

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

2

11

Not known

Not known

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

3

15

Not known

ASHA (N = 15)

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

4

17

33 [21,44]

ASHA (N = 17)

Not asked

Not asked

Not known

Not applicable

Medical officers

1

15

Not known

Not asked

Not asked

Not asked

Not asked

Not applicable