Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

  ∙ Government (MoH)

0

3

  ∙ NGO

2

2

  ∙ Academic background

1

2

  ∙ Activist/CHW

1

6

  ∙ Child <2 years old

6

15

  ∙ Pregnancy

4

7

  ∙ Community Leader

11

6

  ∙ Traditional Midwife

0

5

  ∙ Traditional Healer

1

1

 Level of education

  ∙ None

1

8

  ∙ Primary

20

27

  ∙ Secondary

2

2

  ∙ Higher education

0

1

 Marital status

  ∙ Single

3

14

  ∙ In relationship

20

21

  ∙ Widow

0

4

  ∙ MCH nurse

0

13

  ∙ General nurse

2

1

  ∙ Technical Pharmacist

0

3

  ∙ Technical Agent

2

9

  ∙ General Doctor

0

1

  ∙ No qualification

1

1

  ∙ Social worker

1

5

  ∙ Single

4

18

  ∙ In relationship

1

15

  ∙ Pregnant couple expecting first child

1

1

  ∙ Young couple with 6 children

1

1

  ∙ Senior couple with grandchildren

1

1