Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Figures & Tables

TABLE 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Muslim Religious Leader Study Participants in Rural Tanzania

Characteristics	Total(N=32)	Female(n=15)	Male(n=17)
Age in years, median (IQR)	39 (28–47)	33 (28–45)	43 (29–61)
Number of children, median (IQR)	4 (2–6)	3 (2–4)	5 (2–10)
Married, No. (%)	27 (84)	13 (87)	14 (82)
Converted to Islam in adulthood, No. (%)	4 (13)	4 (27)	0

TABLE 2.

Leaders’ Recommendations for Providing Teaching About Family Planning to Muslim Religious Leaders in Rural Tanzania

Implementation Recommendation	Total Leaders, No. (%) (N=32)	Female Leaders, No. (%) (n=15)	Male Leaders, No. (%) (n=17)
Recommendations for who should lead teaching sessions
Muslim leaders	32 (100)	15 (100)	17 (100)
Medical professionals	5 (16)	1 (7)	4 (24)
Recommendations for where, when, and how to convene teaching
Not in the mosque^a	4 (13)	2 (13)	2 (12)
In the mosque with specific mention of Fridays	20 (63)	11 (73)	9 (53)
In the mosque with specific mention of Ramadan	3 (9)	0 (0)	3 (18)
Formal invitations for participants	6 (19)	2 (13)	4 (24)
Recommendations for teaching men and women
Careful attention to men’s and women’s seating	32 (100)	15 (100)	17 (100)
Men and women can be put together for the seminar	12 (38)	8 (53)	4 (24)
Men and women can sit in the same room but apart for the seminar	7 (22)	3 (20)	4 (24)
Men and women cannot/should not be educated together (location not relevant)	4 (13)	3 (20)	1 (6)
Women will not be comfortable speaking in front of men	4 (13)	3 (20)	1 (6)