Table 1 Characteristics of Focus Group participants
# | Site | Group | Socio-demographics | IYCF practices | # participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1 | Cape Town | Mothers of infants 0-6 months | Black; low SES | Exclusive or predominant breastfeeding | 7 |
C2 | Cape Town | Pregnant women | All races; high SES | First pregnancy (2) Older children (5) | 7 |
C3 | Cape Town | Mothers of infants 6-18 months | All races; high SES | Breastfeeding then introduced formula | 7 |
C4 | Cape Town | Mothers of infants 0-6 months | Black; low SES | Breastfeeding then introduced formula | 7 |
C5 | Cape Town | Mother of infants 0-6 months | All races; high SES | Formula feeding from birth | 6 |
J1 | Johannesburg | Pregnant women | Black; low SES | First pregnancy (3) Older children (4) | 7 |
J2 | Johannesburg | Mothers of infants 0-6 months | All races; high SES | Exclusive or predominant breastfeeding | 6 |
J3 | Johannesburg | Mother of infants 6-18 months | Black; low SES | Initiated breastfeeding then added formula | 8 |
J4 | Johannesburg | Mothers of infants 0-6 months | All races; high SES | Initiated breastfeeding then added formula | 7 |
J6 | Johannesburg | Mothers of infants 0-6 months | Black; low SES | Formula feeding from birth | 7 |