Factors influencing the capacity of women to voice their concerns about maternal health services in the Muanda and Bolenge Health Zones, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a multi-method study

Table 2 Characteristics of participants in focus group discussions

Participants	Location	Number	Sex		Age	Education
Focus groups			M	F	Age	Lower	Higher
Key informants	Muanda	12	9	3	30–65	P5	MPH
Key informants	Bolenge	8	7	1	31–45	U3	U6/MD
Community health workers and Health committee members	Muanda	12	6	6	23–67	P6	U3
Community health workers and Health committee members	Bolenge	12	7	5	25–65	P4	U1
Men and men’s groups’ representatives	Muanda	12	12	–	25–57	P6	U2
Men and men’s groups’ representatives	Bolenge	12	12	–	31–63	P4	U1
Women and women’s groups’ representatives	Muanda	12	–	12	23–45	P6	S6
Women and women’s groups’ representatives	Bolenge	12	–	12	22–54	NE	S6
Total		92	53	39	22–67	NE	MPH

Abbreviations: M Male, F Female, NE No education, P Primary school (P6: 6th level primary school), S Secondary school (S2: 2nd level secondary school), U undergraduate (U3: 3rd level undergraduate), MD Medical doctor, MPH Master in Public Health

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