Integration of Traditional Birth Attendants into Mental Healthcare: A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study Exploration

Table 1

Summary of interviews and FGDs from key stakeholders.

Study participants category	Data collection method	Number of groups or KIIs	No. of participants (number per group)
Traditional Birth; attendants (TBAs)	FGD	6	59 (8-10)
Community Health; Volunteers (CHVs)	FGD	3	29 (8-10)
Health Care Workers; (HCWs)	FGD	3	21 (6-8)
Pregnant women	FGD	5	52 (6-13)
Postnatal women	FGD	6	44 (4-10)
Care givers; (mothers/husbands) of pregnant and postnatal women	FGD	4	33 (8-10)
Opinion leaders, HCWs, husband, perinatal mother	KII	8	8(1)
Total number		35	246

FGDs: focus group discussions; KIIs: key informant interviews; TBAs: traditional birth attendants; CHVs: community health volunteers; HCWs: health care workers.