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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Exploration of the definition and components of food and nutrition literacy among junior secondary school students: a qualitative study

Level of participant

Position

Age (Years)

Gender

Date of interview

Type of Data collection

In–depth interview:

Number of participants

FGD:

Number of participant (Group number)

National level

Policy maker (Responsible for food and nutrition policy, working at Ministry of Public Health National Health Security Office)

56

Female

14 May 2019

1

 

Academic 1 (Nutrition expert)

51

Female

15 May 2019

1

 

Academic 2 (Nutrition expert)

56

Male

21 May 2019

1

 

Academic 3 (Nutrition expert)

56

Female

29 May 2019

1

 

Provincial level

Policy maker (Responsible for food and nutrition policy, working at Provincial Medical Health Office)

52

Male

22 July 2019

1

 

District level

Policy maker 1 (Responsible for food and nutrition policy, working at District Health Office)

41

Male

18 June 2019

1

 

Practitioner 1 (Director of general hospital and community hospital)

53

Female

20 Aug 2019

1

 

Practitioner 2 (Director of general hospital and community hospital)

39

Male

5 July 2019

1

 

Practitioner 3 (Director of general hospital and community hospital)

46

Male

10 June 2019

1

 

Practitioner 4 (Director of general hospital and community hospital)

59

Male

17 July 2019

1

 

Practitioner 1 (Nurse at community hospital and sub district health promotion hospital)

34

Female

30 July 2019

1

 

Practitioner 2 (Nurse at community hospital and sub district health promotion hospital)

44

Female

31 July 2019

1

 

Practitioner 3 (Nurse at community hospital and sub district health promotion hospital)

35

Female

7 Aug 2019

1

 

Practitioner 1 (School health Nurse, responsible for food and nutrition of the student)

58

Female

8 Aug 2019

1

 

Practitioner 2 (School health Nurse, responsible for food and nutrition of the student)

58

Female

8 Aug 2019

1

 

Practitioner 3 (School health Nurse, responsible for food and nutrition of the student)

46

Female

9 Aug 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 1

13

Female

3 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 2

13

Female

3 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 3

13

Female

3 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 4

14

Male

4 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 5

14

Male

4 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 6

15

Female

4 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 7

15

Female

10 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 8

14

Female

10 Sep 2019

1

 

Junior secondary school student 9

14

Female

10 Sep 2019

1

 

District level

Practitioner (Nutritionist or nurses of general hospital and community hospital)

36, 43,

31, 42

Female

11 Mar 2020

 

4 (Group no.1)

Practitioner (Nurse at community hospital and sub district health promotion hospital)

30,48,32,

42,27,50

Female

26 Feb 2020

 

6 (Group no.2)

Practitioner (School health Nurse, responsible for food and nutrition of the student)

40,33,28,

26,34,37

Female

19 Feb 2020

 

6 (Group no.3)

Junior secondary school student

13,13,

15,15

Female

5 Feb 2020

 

4 (Group no.4)

Junior secondary school student

13, 13, 14,14

Female

12 Feb 2020

 

4 (Group no.5)

Total of participants

25

24 (5 FGDs)