Table 1 Sampling frame and selection
Category | Sample size | Sampling approach | Criteria | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers | 282 | Random sampling | Mothers who delivered in the last 12Â months residing in Rubaga and Kawempe divisions | Overall, 274 interviews were considered; 8 had significant missing information |
Village health workers (VHWs) and community leaders | 16 VHWs and 10 community leaders | Convenience sampling approach | VHWs and community leaders residing in Rubaga and Kawempe divisions | We stopped identifying new interviewees when no new issues were raised in the last interviews |
Frontline health workers (FHWs) | 20 FHWs (13 nurse/midwife/clinical officers and 7 doctors) | Purposive sampling inclusive of both government and private health units in the two divisions. | Officers-in-charge of the facility and/or health workers providing voluntary counselling and testing, or prevention of mother to child transmission services | One staff was interviewed from each available cadre/level |
Healthcare decision and policy makers | 7 leaders/policy makers | A purposive sampling approach. | Selected on the basis of their role in formulation and implementation of neonatal health policies | All the leaders/policy makers were interviewed |