Table 2 Summary of countries, partner organizations, regions, districts and data Collection Activities [19]

In country research partner

Center for Molecular Dynamics, Nepal

Institut de Recherche en Santé de Surveillance, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF)

Center for Family Health Research in Zambia

Data collection period (MM/YYYY)

8/2019–12/2019

12/2020–4/2021

10/2019–02/2020

Regions and districts

 Region 1

Madhes

Dhanusha, Bara, Mahottari

Ziguinchor

Ziguinchor, Oussouye, Diouloulou

Lusaka

Lusaka, Rufunsa, Chongwe

 Region 2

Bagmati

Makwanpur, Dolakha, Kathmandu

Dakar

Rufisque, Mbao, Keur Massar

Central

Chibombo, Chitambo, Serenje

 Region 3

Gandaki Pradesh

Kaski, Myagdi, Nawalparasi

Tambacounda

Tambacounda, Koumpentoum, Goudiry

Luapula

Chipili, Nchelenge, Samfya

Key informant interviews

Key: number of KIIs (participants)

79 (79)

62 (63)

66 (85)

 National-level government staff

11 (11)

5 (5)

11 (12)

 Partner organization staff

8 (8)

4 (4)

11 (15)

 Regional health staff

5 (5)

7 (7)

6 (8)

 District health staff

15 (15)

38 (38)

10 (19)

 Health facility staff

23 (23)

6 (6)

7 (10)

 Community leaders

15 (15)

2 (2)

10 (10)

 Community health workers ^a

2 (2)

-

11 (11)

Focus group discussions

Key: number of FGDs (participants)

30 (191)

19 (128)

22 (132)

 Community health workers ^a

9 (60)

10 (65)

10 (60)

 Mothers

9 (60)

9 (63)

8 (48)

 Fathers

6 (36)

-

1 (6)

 Grandparents

6 (35)

-

3 (18)

Total (per country)

109 (270)

81 (191)

88 (217)

Total (across countries)

-

-

278 (678)