Table 3 Responses from FGDs with mothers, community, AMWs and MWs for specific interventions

Oral supplementation to pregnant women

Confident;

Majority of AMWs already in practice, and drugs are mainly supplied by the respective MW during the immunization sessions

Agreed;

No difficulty being mentioned

Agreed;

Have been taking drugs given by AMWs during pregnancy and childbirth

Agreed;

AMWs have been providing oral medication to villagers for minor illnesses

Misoprostol for prevention of PPH

Confident;

Some of the AMWs are distributing 2 tablets misoprostol to mothers with drugs provided by MWs especially in hard to reach villages

Agreed;

Refresher training suggested on PPH and drug administration

Agreed;

Some mothers have received 2 tablets after the birth of the baby from the AMWs, but could not identify the name of the drug

Agreed;

Limited knowledge of the drug and if it is for the benefit of the mother and the baby willing to accept

Oral antibiotics for puerperal sepsis

Confident;

Only a few AMWs have used antibiotics for puerperal sepsis as cases are rare

Agreed;

Refresher training suggested on puerperal sepsis and use of antibiotics

Agreed;

Have received some drugs for fever and cough but were not able to identify the name of the drug

Agreed;

AMWs have treated fever and cough cases with paracetamol and amoxicillin. Only some were able to identify the name of antibiotics