This paper is based on in-depth interviews with 30 Thai women who are living in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Fifteen women were recruited from Chiang Mai City and 15 from the Mae On sub-district, 49 kilometres from the municipality of Chiang Mai. This was to ensure that women from different social class backgrounds would be selected (see Nelson 1983, Hurst and Summey 1984). Women from Chiang Mai City were mainly from urban and middle class backgrounds with a higher educational level, while women from the Mae On sub-district were from a peasant background and had lesser educational attainment and income. The majority of the women in this study had recently given birth, but only few were pregnant at the time of this study being conducted.
The theoretical sampling technique set out by Strauss (1987) was used to determine the required number of women. Accordingly, interviews continued until no further new data were being generated. In this study, there were few new data being generated after the 30th interview. The women's socio-demographic characteristics are presented in Table 1.
This paper is based on in-depth interviews with 30 Thai women who are living in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Fifteen women were recruited from Chiang Mai City and 15 from the Mae On sub-district, 49 kilometres from the municipality of Chiang Mai. This was to ensure that women from different social class backgrounds would be selected (see Nelson 1983, Hurst and Summey 1984). Women from Chiang Mai City were mainly from urban and middle class backgrounds with a higher educational level, while women from the Mae On sub-district were from a peasant background and had lesser educational attainment and income. The majority of the women in this study had recently given birth, but only few were pregnant at the time of this study being conducted.The theoretical sampling technique set out by Strauss (1987) was used to determine the required number of women. Accordingly, interviews continued until no further new data were being generated. In this study, there were few new data being generated after the 30th interview. The women's socio-demographic characteristics are presented in Table 1.
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