Enablers and barriers
Presence of existing SHGs
Migration (rural and urban)
Community willingness to develop groups
Poor supply of health services
Partnerships with municipalities in urban areas
Problem solving to identify feasible solutions that engage women
Giving health messages without women’s active participation
Trusted, local female facilitator who leverages local practices and beliefs
Poor outreach to target women and influencers
Inclusion of most vulnerable through active engagement
Group dissolution
Sufficient coverage to improve population health
Irregular attendance
Intergenerational participation, such as mothers-in-law and adolescents
Insufficient time spent on health, including duration and frequency
Relevant to majority of group members and local community
Driven by intrahousehold dynamics and social norms
Supply-independent mechanisms to achieve effects possible or intervention addresses supply
Dependent on diffusion
Limited, focused outcomes
SHGs, self-help groups.