Table 1 Details of Qualitative assessments of community members and Health care professionals

Gilgit Baltistan

(Skardu, Astore, Ghizer, Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar)

IDIs

(n = 18)

Gynaecologist (n = 4), Hospital administrator (n = 1), CMW (n = 4), HOD (n = 4) and LHV (n = 5).

FGDs

(n = 32)

Adolescent girls (n = 6), Adolescent Boys (n = 8), Married Men (n = 6), Married women (n = 6) and HCP (n = 6)

Chitral

(Upper and Lower Chitral)

IDIs

(n = 8)

Gynaecologist (n = 2), Hospital administrator (n = 2), CMW (n = 1), LHV (n = 2) and Head nurse (n = 1).

FGDs

(n = 14)

Adolescent girls (n = 3), Adolescent Boys (n = 4), Married Men (n = 2), Married women (n = 3) and HCP (n = 2)

Sindh

(Matiari, and Qambar Shadadkot)

IDIs

(n = 11)

Gynaecologist (n = 3), Hospital administrator (n = 1), CMW (n = 1), LHV (n = 2), Staff nurse (n = 1), HOD (n = 1), LHW (n = 1) and midwife (n = 1).

FGDs

(n = 11)

Adolescent girls (n = 2), Adolescent Boys (n = 2), Married Men (n = 2), Married women (n = 3) and HCP (n = 2)