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Table 4 Table of participants in qualitative research

From: Combining PPI with qualitative research to engage ‘harder-to-reach’ populations: service user groups as co-applicants on a platform study for a trial

 

Parent statusa

Age

Marital Statusb

Ethnicityc

Educationd

Employed (yes/no)

Smoking Statuse

Lives with smoker (yes/no)

Infant feeding intentions or feeding statusf

Previous Infant Feeding Experiencesg

Experience of Incentivesh

North East Scotland

Mother

21

1

1

3

No

5

Yes

3

2

No

Mother

40

1

1

3

Yes

1

No

2

1

No

Mother*

30

1

1

2

No

1

No

1

1

No

Mother*

22

2

1

3

Yes

1

No

3

1

No

Mother

32

1

1

3

No

5

No

N/A

1

No

Mother

Unknown

1

1

Unknown

No

5

Yes

3

1

No

Mother*

Unknown

2

1

Unknown

No

5

No

3

1

No

Grandmother

51

1

1

3

Unknown

5

Yes

N/A

Unknown

No

Mother

Unknown

2

1

Unknown

No

3

No

3

1

No

North West England

Mother

62

1

1

3

No

1

No

N/A

1

No

Mother*

26

1

1

3

Yes

1

No

1

1

No

Mother

28

1

1

3

Yes

1

No

N/A

1

No

Mother*

27

1

1

3

Yes

4

No

1

1

No

Mother

39

2

1

3

No

1

No

N/A

1

No

Mother

53

2

1

1

No

1

No

N/A

1

No

  1. NB demographic details are available for all those who took part in audio recorded qualitative research sessions (n = 15 - 9 from Scotland and 6 from England)
  2. aMother relates to those who have older children (who may/may not be currently pregnant); mother* relates to women who have older children and who are pregnant; Woman relates to those who are pregnant/expecting first child
  3. b1 – participant married/living together/in a relationship; 2 – single/divorced
  4. c1 - White; 2 - Black or Minority Ethnic classifications (BME)
  5. d1- Degree level qualification; 2 - A level or equivalent; 3 - GCSE/NVQ or equivalent; 4 - No formal qualifications; 5- not recorded
  6. e1 – Never smoked; 2 – Quit during pregnancy; 3 – Cut down during pregnancy; 4 – Quit prior to pregnancy; 5 – Currently smoking
  7. fCode relates to women who are currently pregnant or have a baby under 6 months; 1 – Plan to breastfeed/breastfeeding; 2 – Plan to mixed feed/mixed feeding; 3 – Plan to formula feed/formula feeding
  8. g.Code relates to families with older children/interviewed in post-natal period 1 – Previous experience of breastfeeding; 2 – Never breastfed
  9. h‘Other’ relates to those involved in Barnardo’s Early Years Early Action Fund; http://www.barnardos.org.uk/media_centre/press_releases.htm?ref=81644)