Table 1 Numbers and types of participants for semi-structured interviews

National

Director Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Department, Ministry of Health

UNICEF representative

2

Director National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, MCH centre

UNICEF representative

Research expert on NH health

3

Province

Policy makers:

Director Provincial Health Department

Manager Provincial Reproductive Health Centre

2

Policy makers:

Director Provincial Health Department MCH division

Manager Provincial MCH Centre

2

Senior health service professionals:

1 Medical Professional Division, Provincial Health Department

3 officers Provincial Reproductive Health Centre

2 health workers, Obstetrics department, Provincial Hospital

2 health worker, Paediatrics department, Provincial Hospital

8

Senior health service professionals:

Director Paediatric Department, Provincial Hospital

1

District/County

1 vice director, district hospital

1 head, Obstetrics department

1 head, Paediatrics department

1 midwife, Obstetrics department

1 MCH manager, District Preventive Medicine Centre

1 officer, District MCH centre

1 midwife, MCH department

7

1 Director, County Health Bureau

1 MCH Manager

3 Managers, township hospitals

4 health workers, township hospitals

2 health workers, county hospital

11

Commune/village

1 head, Commune People’s Committee

1 head, Commune Health Centre

1 midwife, Commune Health Centre

1 village midwife

3 village health workers

2 representatives, Village Women’s Union

9

3 village doctors

1 representative, Women’s Union

4

Totals

28

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