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Table 1 Participant characteristics for qualitative data, June – September 2018

From: Maternal and child health service delivery in conflict-affected settings: a case study example from Upper Nile and Unity states, South Sudan

Variable

Focus groups

(N = 9)

In-depth interviews

(N = 26)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Sample size

 Number of participants

58

 

26

 

Location

 Juba, Central Equatoria

0

(0.0)

7

(26.9)

 Malakal, Upper Nile

33

(56.7)

9

(34.6)

 Bentiu, Unity

25

(43.1)

10

(38.4)

Type of staff

 Community health worker

34

(58.6)

0

(0.0)

 Facility health worker

24

(41.4)

0

(0.0)

 Technical lead

0

(0.0)

23

(88.5)

 Government official

0

(0.0)

3

(11.5)

Sex

 Male

32

(55.2)

  

 Female

26

(44.8)

  

Mean age, years

34.6 ± 8.6

 

Education completed

 None

2

(3.4)

  

 Primary

22

(37.9)

  

 Secondary or higher

34

(58.6)

  

Mean time employed by agency, years

2.2 ± 1.9