The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study

Table 1 Participants in interviews and focus group discussions

Study methods	Types of study participants	Number of participants by location			Total
Study methods	Types of study participants	Hill (Dhading)	Terai (Sarlahi)	Kathmandu	Total
Interviews	FCHVs	8^a	12	-	20
	Pregnant women/mothers	14	12	-	26
	health workers (public)	4	3	-	7
	health workers (private)	2	2	-	4
Focus Groups	FCHVs	4^a	11	4	19
Total		32	40	4	75^a

^aOne FCHV (Female Community Health Volunteer) in the hill village was present in both interview and focus group discussion which made the total number of participants 75

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