Table 2 Characteristics of participants of in-depth interviews

Type of participant

 Woman with stillbirth

12

 Male partner of woman with history of stillbirth

4

 Father or mother of woman with history of stillbirth

2

 Traditional birth attendant

1

 Health workers

6

 Religious leaders

4

 Cultural leaders

1

Age (years)

30

 20–29

10

 30–45

14

 Above 45

6

Gender

 Female

18

 Male

12

Education (years)

 0–7

17

 8–13

11

 Above 13

2

Ethnic group

 Gisu

21

 Other

7

Religion

 Protestant

17

 Other Christian

8

 Moslem

5

Number of children

 0–4

14

 5 and above

16

History of stillbirth

 Yes

21

 No

9