Table 5 Respondent Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria by Data Collection Method
Method | Respondents | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
MWH Experience Survey | Recent users of the MWH | • Mother utilizing the maternity home for at least 3 consecutive nights • Mother utilizing the home for maternal health services (ANC, labor or PNC visit) • Currently pregnant or under 6-weeks post-partum • >/= 15 years of age (emancipated minor) | • Has responded to the survey at a previous visit for the same maternal health services (ANC, labor or PNC) • Utilizing the home for reasons unrelated to maternal health • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent |
In-Depth Interviews | MWH Governance Committee & Management Unit Members; IGA Officer and SMAG Tailor | • Is a current governance committee/management unit member at an intervention site OR is responsible for overseeing MWH operations at a control site OR is an IGA Officer OR is a SMAG • Is capable of responding to the domains • >/= 18 years of age | • Is not currently affiliated with governance or management of MWH any of the study sites • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent |
Focus Group Discussions | Pregnant or RDW, Male with child < 1 year, Elders/mother in-law (MIL), SMAGs or other potential SMAG member including traditional birth attendant (TBA), community health worker (CHW), or any individual currently volunteering at the health centre in an MCH capacity | • Respondent is a SMAG member or other potential SMAG member including TBA, CHW, or any individual currently volunteering at the health centre in an MCH capacity, Elder or MIL in a study catchment area • Or is a pregnant woman or with a child under the age of 1 • Or is a male with a child under the age of 1, • >/= 15 years of age | • Has previously participated in a FGD in the same year at another site or in another category (i.e.: SMAG and recently delivered) • Is not currently affiliated with any of the study sites • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent |
IDI with Health Facility/System staff | Health Facility Staff and Health System Staff | • Is a current health facility staff member at any one of the study sites (intervention, control, CEMONC) • Is knowledgeable in maternal health capacity at the health facility • Or is knowledgeable in health facility financial records • Or is a district or provincial health officer in the study districts • >/= 18 years of age | • Is not currently affiliated with any of the study sites • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent |
Record Review | User of the health system/MWH | • Is recorded in MWH Register, Others Register or Activity Log between January 2016 – December 2018. • Is recorded in BEmONC facility-based data: Delivery Register, Maternity Ward Admission Register, Postnatal Care Register, Facility Transfer Log, Ante-natal care register (where applicable) and other improvised registers as necessary between January 2016 – December 2018. | • Was recorded in MWH or health facility registers before January 2016 or after December 2018 |