The social context of severe child malnutrition: a qualitative household case study from a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Table 1 Number of informants, methods used and dates for interviews and discussions

Informants	Number of informants	Methods	Dates
Informants from households with malnourished children	10	In-depth interviews	February/March 2013
Informants from households with malnourished children	10	Participant observation	November 2013
Informants from households with well- nourished children	10	In-depth interviews	February/March 2013
Informants from households with well- nourished children	10	Participant observation	November 2013
Village leaders	5	Two focus group discussions	February/March 2013
Village leaders	5	In-depth interviews	November 2013
Bwamanda hospital and health centre staff	4	In-depth interviews	February/March 2013
Bwamanda hospital and health centre staff	4	In-depth interviews	November 2013
Primary and secondary school teachers	3	In depth-interviews	November 2013
CDI Bwamanda representatives	4	In-depth interviews	November/February 2012
			February/March 2013
			November 2013
Total number of informants	36

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