Study design | Methods & numbers | Research instruments | Respondents |
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Qualitative study | *GDs: 14 (One group from each hospital) | GD guideline: semi-structured open-ended questions with probes | From district hospitals: civil surgeon, obstetrics and pediatrics consultants, anesthesiologist, nursing superintendent, and two senior staff nurses |
From MCWCs: deputy director of family planning, anesthesiologist, medical officer, one nurse, and one family welfare visitor | |||
From UHCs: upazila health and family planning officer, obstetrics and gynecology specialists, pediatrician, anesthesiologist, resident medical officer, and one nurse | |||
**IDIs:56 (four interviews from each hospital) | IDI guideline: semi-structured open-ended questions with probes | From district hospitals, MCWCs, and UHCs: One laboratory technician/pharmacist, one ward master/nursing supervisor, one ancillary staff from the maternal or neonatal wards, and one cleaner | |
Quantitative study | Exit interviews: 112 (eight exit interviews from each hospital) | Structured questionnaire | Patients or their attendants from maternal, labor, and neonatal wards at district hospitals, MCWCs, and UHCs |