Source | Type of flooding | Gender | Age range (years) | Number of children | Formal education (years) | Occupation(s) |
FGD 1 | Seasonal | Women | 29–40 | At least 1 | 0–6 | Rice farming, caretaker. |
FGD 2 | Seasonal | Men | 25–39 | 1–4 | Unknown | Rice farming, fishing, glass cutting. |
FGD 3 | Seasonal | Women | 20–36 | 1–3 | 0–5 | Rice farming, caretaker. |
FGD 4 | Seasonal | Men | 26–38 | 1–6 | 0–5 | Rice farming, farm worker, fishing, construction worker. |
FGD 5 | Occasional | Men | 25–37 | 1–5 | Unknown | Rice farming, merchant, mechanic. |
FGD 6 | Occasional | Women | 18–30 | 1–5 | 0–8 | Rice farming, raising livestock, farm worker, caretaker. |
FGD 7 | Occasional | Women | 18–33 | 1–3 | 2–10 | Rice farming, raising livestock, farm worker, casino worker. |
FGD 8 | Occasional | Men | 25–48 | 2–3 | 0–9 | Rice farming. |
Source | Type of flooding | Role | Gender | Age range (years) | Involvement with community health needs | |
Three interviews | One seasonal | TBAs | Three women | 67–79 | Informal antenatal and childbirth care. | |
Two occasional | ||||||
Four interviews | Two seasonal | Village chiefs | Four men | 46–54 | Responsible for village health administration, benefits and support programmes; reporting health data; resolving complaints about health services; providing emergency support during floods. | |
Two occasional | ||||||
Five interviews | Two seasonal | Village health support group workers | Two women | 40–62 | Responsible for health education and promotion; assisting village chief with health administration. | |
Three occasional | Three men | |||||
Two interviews | One seasonal | Commune members | Two women | 64–65 | Members of commune committees on health and women’s affairs; promote health services. | |
One occasional | ||||||
Three interviews | Two seasonal | Grandmothers | Three women | 44–62 | Source of advice on pregnancy and childbirth; knowledge of traditional practices and changes in care over time. | |
One occasional |
FGD, focus group discussion.