‘Researchers have love for life’: opportunities and barriers to engage pregnant women in malaria research in post-Ebola Liberia

Table 1 Basic socio-demographics of key informants (KI)

	Recording#		Sex	Department	Age group	County of birth	Education
	IDI	FGD	Sex	Department	Age group	County of birth	Education
KI1: SJCH Medical, Administrative and Laboratory staff	IDI5	FGD1	F	Medical	31–40	Montserrado	University
	n.i		M	Administrative	51–60	Montserrado	University
	n.i		F	Medical	31–40	Montserrado	University
	n.i		F	Medical	21–30	Montserrado	University
	n.i		F	Medical	31–40	Montserrado	University
	IDI4	–	M	Laboratory	31–40	Montserrado	University
	IDI6	–	M	Medical	41–50	Grand Bassa	University
	IDI7	–	F	Medical	31–40	Montserrado	University
	IDI15	–	F	Medical	31–40	Nimba	College
	IDI16	–	F	Medical	51–60	Montserrado	College

	Recording#		Sex	Traditional role	Age group	County of birth	Education
	IDI	FGD	Sex	Traditional role	Age group	County of birth	Education
KI2: Traditional leaders participants to the SJCH Community Advisory Board outreach activities	IDI1	FGD2	M	Youth leader	31–40	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI10		F	Chairlady	41–50	Montserrado	None
	n.i		M	Council of Elders	41–50	Montserrado	University
	n.i		M	Council of Elders	51–60	Montserrado	Secondary
	n.i		F	Chairlady	31–40	Montserrado	University
	IDI2	n.i	F	Chairlady	51–60	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI3	n.i	M	Chief	41–50	Montserrado	University
	IDI8	n.i	F	Chairlady	41–50	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI9	n.i	F	Trad. Midwife	61–65	Montserrado	Vocational
	IDI11	n.i	M	Herbalist	51–60	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI12	n.i	M	Council of Elders	51–60	Montserrado	College

	Recording#		Sex	Current occupation	Age group	County of birth	Education
	IDI	FGD	Sex	Current occupation	Age group	County of birth	Education
KI3: pregnant women participants in malaria prevalence study	n.i	FGD3	F	Student	18–20	Montserrado	Secondary
	n.i		F	Student	31–40	Montserrado	None
	n.i		F	Student	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary
	n.i		F	Business	31–40	Margibi	Vocational
	n.i		F	Student	31–40	Sinou	College
	IDI13	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI14	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Rivercess	Secondary
	IDI17	n.i	F	Business	21–30	Montserrado	None
	IDI18	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI19	n.i	F	Business	21–30	Bong	Secondary
	IDI20	n.i	F	Business	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI21	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary
	IDI22	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Nimba	Secondary
	IDI23	n.i	F	Physician Assist.	21–30	Montserrado	College
	IDI24	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Grand Cape	Secondary
	IDI25	n.i	F	Business	21–30	Grand Bassa	Primary
	IDI26	n.i	F	Student	21–30	Montserrado	Secondary

n.i not interviewed: participants who only partook either in an IDI or in a FGD

ISSN: 1475-2875