Table 1 Focus group participant demographics and characteristics
HBB trainers (n = 6) | HBB providers (n = 7) | |
|---|---|---|
Provider type | Medical Officers = 2 Medical Specialists = 4 | Enrolled Midwife = 4 Registered Midwife = 3 |
Years of experience as healthcare provider | < 5 years = 1 5–10 years = 3 > 10 years = 2 | < 5 years = 0 5–10 years = 4 > 10 years = 3 |
Age | 21–30 years old = 1 31–40 years old = 5 | 21–30 years old = 1 31–40 years old = 5 41–50 years old = 1 |
Sex | Female = 4 Male = 2 | Female = 7 Male = 0 |
Health district | ||
Ntungamo | 1 | 0 |
Mbarara | 5 | 7 |
Level of Health facilitya | ||
Health Centre III | 0 | 4 |
Health Centre IV | 0 | 2 |
Hospital | 6 | 1 |
Training courses attended | ||
Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) | 6 | 7 |
Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) | 6 | 5 |
Essential Care for Small Babies (ECSB) | 4 | 4 |
Helping Mothers Survive—Bleeding after birth | 2 | 1 |
Comprehensive Emergency Maternal and Newborn Care (CEMONC) | 1 | 1 |
Basic Emergency Maternal and Newborn Care (BEMONC) | 0 | 1 |
Emergency Triage and Treatment (ETAT) | 4 | 1 |
Master Trainer for HBB | 6 | 2 |
Experience in last year | ||
Number of births attended where babies not breathing at birth | None = 2 1–10 = 2 11–20 = 1 > 20 = 1 | None = 0 1–10 = 4 11–20 = 1 > 20 = 2 |
Simulated deliveries with baby not breathing | None = 0 1–10 = 2 11–20 = 2 > 20 = 2 | None = 0 1–10 = 4 11–20 = 2 > 20 = 1 |
Preterm deliveries attended | None = 1 1–10 = 2 11–20 = 2 > 20 = 1 | None = 1 1–10 = 5 11–20 = 1 > 20 = 0 |
Simulated preterm deliveries | None = 2 1–10 = 3 11–20 = 0 > 20 = 1 | None = 2 1–10 = 4 11–20 = 0 > 20 = 1 |
Deliveries attended in the last montha (at the time of first FGD session) | None = 6 | None = 1 1–10 = 2 11–20 = 3 > 20 = 1 |
Ownership of smart device | Yes = 6 No = 0 | Yes = 6 No = 1 |
Comfort with using smart device (Likert scale 1–5) | Not comfortable = 0 Somewhat comfortable = 4 Very comfortable = 2 | Not comfortable = 1 Somewhat comfortable = 5 Very comfortable = 1 |