“Everything is from God but it is always better to get to the hospital on time”: A qualitative study with community members to identify factors that influence facility delivery in Gombe State, Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1. Data collection method, sample size.

Method	Sample size	Examples of topic guide content
Narrative interviews with mothers of children under 3 months of age	12	Labour and delivery narrative Contact with health worker and CHW in pregnancy and at delivery Information received on where to deliver, reaction to the information, and influence of the information
In-depth interviews with mothers of children under 6 months of age	12	Perceptions of where most women deliver and what/who influences the decision Community views of those who deliver at home and those who deliver in a facility Most significant maternal and newborn health changes in last 2 years, and reasons for the change
FGD with mothers of children under 12 months of age	4	Pile sort of behaviours, such as facility delivery, early breastfeeding and delayed bathing, into those practised/not practised in the community Root causes of why facility delivery does not always happen Most significant maternal and newborn health changes in the last 2 years, and reasons for the change
FGD with grandmothers of grandchildren under 12 months of age	4	Reaction to a picture of a facility delivery Grandmothers’ role in delivery and in decision-making Reaction to statements about grandmothers supporting traditional practices, and about families not liking CHW advice on facility delivery Most significant maternal and newborn health changes in the last 2 years and reasons for the change
FGDs with fathers of children under 12 months of age	4	Reaction to a picture of a facility delivery Father’s role in delivery and in decision-making deciding place of delivery Reaction to statements about grandmothers supporting traditional practices, and about mothers/fathers making decisions about place of delivery alone Most significant maternal and newborn health changes in the last 2 years and reasons for the change
FGD with CHWs	4	Pile sort of behaviours, such as facility delivery, early breastfeeding and delayed bathing, into those practised/not practised in the community Root cause of why facility delivery does not always happen Most significant maternal and newborn health changes in the last 2 years and reasons for the change Successes and challenges that CHWs face in encouraging facility delivery

Table 2. Sample characteristics (narrative and mother IDIs).

Characteristic	Frequency
Age ≤24  25–34 ≥35	8 12 4
Education None Primary Secondary and above	12 4 8
Religion Islamic Christian	15 9
Parity 1  2–4 ≥5	3 11 10
Place of last delivery Home Facility	4 20
Residence Urban Rural	12 12

Figure 1. An overview of main results with themes, sub-themes and supporting codes (Grey = Deductive codes, White = Inductive codes).