Prelacteal feeding practices in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study

Table 1 Background characteristics of the informants (n = 6) and key-informants recruited for qualitative interviews (n = 6)

Codes	Informants/ key-informant	Education/ Type of employment	Age in years	Professional experience	Urbanicity of Position/Locale
1	Informant	5th grade	26	–	Rural, Sahiwal
2	Informant	Illiterate	40	–	Rural, Sahiwal
3	Informant	8th grade	30	–	Urban, Okara
4	Informant	10th grade	22	–	Rural, Okara
5	Informant	12th grade	37	–	Urban, Pakpatan
6	Informant	Illiterate	25	–	Rural, Pakpatan
1	GP	Private hospital	33	6 years	Urban, Sahiwal
2	HW	Public sector	31	10 years	Rural, Sahiwal
3	Nurse	Public sector	45	13 years	Rural, Okara
4	HW	Public sector	36	12 years	Rural, Okara
5	Midwife	Private sector	37	6 years	Urban, Pakpatan
6	GP	Public hospital	34	10 years	Rural, Pakpatan

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