RTS,S/AS01E vaccine defaults in Ghana: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of defaulters and frontline health service providers

Table 2 Background characteristics of caregivers

FGDs #	ID	Age	Gender of caregiver	Age of child	Gender of child	Sub-districts	Marital status
1	R1	21 years	Female	1	Male	Ewim	Not married
	R2	28 years	Female	1	Male	Ewim	Married
	R3	33 years	Female	3	Female	Ewim	Not married
	R4	19 years	Female	2	Female	Ewim	Married
	R5	23 years	Female	2	Male	Ewim	Married
	R6	23 years	Female	1	Female	Ewim	Not married
2	R1	30 years	Female	2.5	Female	University of Cape Coast	Not married
	R2	33 years	Female	1	Male	University of Cape Coast	Cohabiting
	R3	27 years	Female	2.5	Male	University of Cape Coast	Cohabiting
	R4	29 years	Female	2.5	Female	University of Cape Coast	Cohabiting
	R5	31 years	Female	2	Male	University of Cape Coast	Married
	R6	24 years	Female	2	Female	University of Cape Coast	Married
3	R1	30 years	Female	3	Male	Adisadel	Married
	R2	36 years	Female	2	Female	Adisadel	Married
	R3	31 years	Female	3	Male	Adisadel	Married
	R4	29 years	Female	3	Male	Adisadel	Cohabiting
	R5	30 years	Female	2	Male	Adisadel	Married
	R6	27 years	Female	2	Female	Adisadel	Cohabiting
4	R1	30 years	Female	3	Female	Efutu	Widowed
	R2	27 years	Female	1	Male	Efutu	Not married
	R3	23 years	Female	2	Male	Efutu	Not married
	R4	27 years	Female	2	Male	Efutu	Not married
	R5	33 years	Female	2	Female	Efutu	Not married
	R6	61 years	Female	2	Male	Efutu	Widowed
5	R1	29 years	Female	2	Female	Cape Coast central	Cohabiting
	R2	33 years	Female	2	Male	Cape Coast central	Married
	R3	29 years	Female	1	Female	Cape Coast central	Married
	R4	30 years	Female	2	Male	Cape Coast central	Married
	R5	27 years	Female	1	Male	Cape Coast central	Cohabiting
	R6	30 years	Female	2	Male	Cape Coast central	Married

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