Financial burden faced by breastfeeding mothers caring for children diagnosed with cancer in Ghana; an exploratory qualitative study

Table 1 Participants’ background

ID CODE	AGE RANGE	CHILD’S AGE	RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD	TRIBE	LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN	RELIGION	RESIDENCE	OCCUPATION
BM1	25–30	8MONTHS	MOTHER	AKAN	TWI	CHRISTIANITY	TEMA	TRADER
BM2	30–35	4MONTHS	MOTHER	KUSASI	TWI, KUSASI	MUSLIM	NSAWAM	TRADER
BM3	30–35	18MONTHS	MOTHER	AKAN	TWI	CHRISTIAN	DOBORO	UNEMPLOYED
BM4	29–39	21MONTHS	MOTHER	EWE	EWE, TWI	CHRISTIANITY	AFRAM PLAINS	FARMER
BM5	18–28	9 MONTHS	MOTHER	BAASELI (NORTH)	TWI, BAASELI	CHRISTIANITY	OFFINSO	TRADER
BM6	18–28	11MONTHS	MOTHER	MOSE	WANGRA, TWI, ENGLISH	MUSLIM	WENCHI	HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
BM7	28–39	19MONTHS	MOTHER	KRUSASI	KRUSASI, TWI	MUSLIM	ASHANTI MAMPONG	FARMER
BM8	29–39	12MONTHS	MOTHER	AKAN	TWI, ENGLISH	CHRISTIAN	ABUAKWAH	TRADER
BM9	29–39	3WEEKS	MOTHER	KROBO	HAUSA, TWI, KROBO, ENGLISH	CHRISTIAN	APPIADU KOKOBEN	UNEMPLOYED
BM10	40–49	15MONTHS	MOTHER	AKAN	TWI	CHRISTIAN	ADANSI ATOBIASE	TRADER
BM11	29–39	20MONTHS	MOTHER	AKUAPIM	TWI, ENGLISH	CHRISTIAN	SEFWI YOASO	SEAMSTRESS
BM12	18–28	12MONTHS	MOTHER	BONO	TWI, ENGLISH	CHRISTIAN	TACHIMAN	UNEMPLOYED
BM13	40–49	9MONTHS	MOTHER	AKAN	TWI, ENGLISH	CHRISTIAN	ATONSO	UNEMPLOYED

ISSN: 1472-6874