Table 1

Profile of municipalities where the accountability initiatives are based and participants in interpretive group discussions. Lead defender and field staff from each municipality also participated in follow-up interviews.

Municipal profileParticipant profileSexRole in community
Role in initiative
Concepcion
 Population: 7000 in 12 km2Lead defender1F1Women’s CBO1
Defender1F1Women’s CBO1
 Poverty: 81%Collaborators7F2Municipal institutions3
M5Village leader2
Women’s CBO2
 Health services: one health centreField staff1F1
Total10
Santana
 Population: 7000 in 12 km2Lead defender1M1Village leader1
Defenders4M4Village leader3
Urban civil society1
 Poverty: 85%Collaborators3M4Village leader2
Agricultural cooperative1
Urban civil society1
 Health services:Field staff1M1
 One health centre,
 Four health posts
Total9
Tolima
 Population: 27 027 in 196 km²Lead defender1F1Urban civil society1
Defenders3M3Urban civil society2
Indigenous authority1
 Poverty: 96%Collaborators9F3TBA association4
M6Indigenous authority1
Village leader2
Urban civil society2
 Health services:Field staff1M1
 One district hospital,
 Two health posts
Total14
  • CBO, community-based organisation; TBA, traditional birth attendant.