Table 1

Characteristics of key informants

CharacteristicNumber%
Area of expertise
 Family planning (Depo-Provera)721.2
 Social marketing618.2
 Policy making618.2
 Community health worker approaches515.2
 General515.2
 Breastfeeding412.1
Affiliation
 Nongovernmental organisation2060.6
 Government412.1
 United Nations agency39.1
 Consultancy39.1
 Academic39.1
Disciplinary background
 Maternal and child health721.2
 Health systems research and programmes618.2
 Health policy515.2
 International development and economics412.1
 Epidemiology/medicine39.1
 Reproductive health39.1
 Anthropology26.1
 Health communications26.1
 Management13.0