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Table 1 Participants demographic characteristics

From: Visible and invisible cultural patterns influencing women’s use of maternal health services among Igala women in Nigeria: a focused ethnographic study

 

Number

Age

Marital status

Parity

Educational qualifications

Religion

Occupation

Rural Area Participant Observation (RA/PO),

n = 5

20–33

Married

1–4

High school diploma (5)

Christians (2)

Muslims (3)

Housewives (5)

Urban Area Participant Observation (UA/PO),

n = 4

24–27

Married

1–4

Nil education (2)

High school diploma (2)

Muslim (3)

Christians (1)

Housewives (4)

Rural Area Interviews

(RA/IDI),

n = 11

20–43

Married

2–6

Nil education (1)

High school diploma (5)

Associate degree (4)

Bachelor’s degree (1)

Muslim (6)

Christians (5)

Housewives (8)

Business (1)

Teaching (1)

Nursing (1)

Urban Area Interviews

(UA/IDI),

n = 10

19–40

Married

1–5

High school diploma (5)

Associate degree (4)

Bachelor’s degree (1)

Muslim (6)

Christians (4)

Housewives (8)

Public servant (1)

Teaching (1)

Rural Area

Focus Group Discussions

(RA/FGD),

n = 6

23–42

Married

1–4

High school diploma (2)

Associate degree (3)

Bachelor’s degree (1)

Muslim (3)

Christians (3)

Business (3)

Teaching (3)

Urban Area

Focus Group Discussions

(UA/FGD)

n = 7

18–43

Married

1–5

High school diploma (4)

Associate degree (2)

Bachelor’s degree (1)

Muslim (6)

Christians (1)

Business (3)

Teaching (1)

Public servant (2)

Farmer (1)

  1. Definitions Rural Area Participant Observation -(RA/PO), Urban Area Participant Observation- (UA/PO), Rural Area Interviews –(RA/IDI), Urban Area
  2. Interviews -(UA/IDI), Rural Area Focus Group Discussions -(RA/FGD), Urban Area Focus Group Discussions –(UA/FGD).