The perceptions and experiences of facility managers in the implementation of safer conception services in public health care facilities

Figures & data

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of primary healthcare providers (N = 6).

VARIABLES	DESCRIPTION	FREQUENCY
Age	<35	1
	35–50	3
	Above 50	2
Gender	Female	3
	Male	3
Profession	Professional Nurse (PN)	3
	Primary Health Care Nurse (PHCN)	3
Overall years of experience	<20 years	3
	>20 years	3

Table 2. Emerged themes and sub themes.

Themes	Sub themes
Positive response to the implementation of SCS	Willingness to implement SCS. Positive attitude in implementing the SCS.
Capacity building	Successful training on SCS. Successful supervision/coaching and mentorship of staff. The need for training of other staff members. The need to include other topics in SCS training.
Impact of SCS in public healthcare facilities	Successful education of patients on SCS. Successful decision-making by discordant couples resulting in pregnancies using SCS. Importance of educating couples about SCS.
Scaling up SCS	The need and demand for SCS. Integration of SCS.

Data availability statement

Raw data are available on request from the researchers.