Outcomes identified during interviews with parents according to site and ranked by overall frequency
| Rank | Outcome domain | Total no of times identified N (%) | Times identified in Ibadan N (%) | Times identified in Zaria N (%) |
| 1 | Breast feeding | 22/31 (71) | 11/16 (69) | 11/15 (73) |
| 2 | Good health outcomes for baby | 20/31 (65) | 8/16 (50) | 12/15 (80) |
| 3 | Education | 16/31 (52) | 10/16 (63) | 6/15 (40) |
| 4 | Growth | 16/31 (52) | 11/16 (69) | 5/15 (33) |
| 5 | Religious factors* | 15/31 (48) | 7/16 (44) | 8/15 (53) |
| 6 | Financial cost | 11/31 (35) | 7/16 (44) | 4/15 (27) |
| 7 | Length of hospital stay | 9/31 (29) | 8/16 (50) | 1/15 (7) |
| 8 | Survival to discharge | 8/31 (26) | 5/16 (31) | 3/15 (20) |
| 9 | Jobs or future achievements | 7/31 (23) | 6/16 (38) | 1/15 (7) |
| 10 | Coming off of oxygen | 7/31 (23) | 5/16 (31) | 2/15 (13) |
| 11 | Alertness of baby | 6/31 (19) | 2/16 (13) | 4/15 (27) |
| 12 | Breathing | 5/31 (16) | 2/16 (13) | 3/15 (20) |
| 13 | Baby able to cry | 5/31 (16) | 0 (0) | 5/15 (33) |
| 14 | Jaundice | 5/31 (16) | 1/16 (6) | 4/15 (27) |
| 15 | Phototherapy | 4/31 (13) | 4/16 (25) | 0 (0) |
| 16 | Able to hold baby | 3/31 (10) | 3/16 (19) | 0 (0) |
| 17 | Medications | 3/31 (10) | 2/16 (13) | 1/15 (7) |
| 18 | Development | 2/31 (6) | 1/16 (6) | 1/15 (7) |
| 19 | Survival to adulthood | 2/31 (6) | 2/16 (13) | 0 (0) |
*Refers to the influence of religion on outcomes for babies, beliefs of the parents that outcomes are in the hands of God.