The majority of the discussions were conducted in English, with the research assistants providing translation as needed.
The cost estimations in the treatment group were based on the self-reported time the participants spent reading the treatment material and performing homework exercises plus the time spent on the discussion forum, The analysis was conducted in accordance with the intention to treat principle, which means that all participants were included in analysis regardless of adherence to treatment.
BC participated in the design and coordination of the study, conducted a situational analysis (with SK, AV), coordinated and conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (with ND), and helped draft the manuscript.
We conducted in-depth-interviews and focus-group discussions with women enrolled in the trial as well as women and men from the community.
We then conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with program managers and HSAs, respectively, to gain an understanding of the barriers and facilitating factors for delivering health systems supports for CCM.
Further discussions for the meanings of these parameters will be conducted in the Discussion section.
"I would like us to conduct the necessary discussion with the U.S. in a spirit that, for all the more-than-justified questions, never forgets that America has been, and is, our most loyal ally over all the decades," Ms. Merkel was quoted as saying.
The discussions were conducted in Hindi and the entire discussions were audio-taped.
A focus group discussion conducted in 2008 with 13 women who admitted to payment for sex in ACASI suggested that this behaviour was indeed common, and gave some women a sense of control over the sex they purchased.
The discussions were conducted in the morning as arranged by the heads of the facilities after discussing with the participants.
