Field notes were written following each FG and interview including information about the process and personal observations.
A medical history was obtained by participant interview including information on sociodemographics, antiretroviral therapy status and lifestyle factors, including smoking/snuff (traditional chewing tobacco), reproductive/menstrual characteristics, previous Pap smear results if applicable, sexual history/behaviors, history of STIs and contraceptive use.
The interview included information pertaining to socio-demographics, level of social support, pre-admission and on-admission basic ADLs.
The interview included information such as age, sex, religion, hands washing habit, ways of transportation, family monthly income and swimming habit.
The interview included information on demographic characteristics, occupation, dietary history, smoking history, consumption of alcohol and other beverages, reproductive factors, medical history, family history of cancer, physical activity and body size.
A total of 37 interviews included information on fathers and were used for the current study.
The interviews include information on asthma and rhinitis symptoms, medication use, measures of health status and asthma-specific quality of life, smoking status, sociodemographic characteristics, and employment.
Interviews included information about socio-demographic characteristics, perceptions about risks in pregnancy, behaviour relating to pregnancy, utilisation of health facilities during pregnancy and childbirth, and factors that led to home deliveries (see Additional file 2).
At each site, we interviewed a range of key informants including information systems directors, organizational leaders, medical directors, clinicians, finance and accounting personnel, clinical staff, and information technology managers, trainers, and staff.
Mentorship - Interested staff can be paired with mentors for a variety of activities including information interviews, shadowing, tutorials, etc.
During the time period February 2014 February 2015, a consecutive sample of 51 parents who met the inclusion criteria received a letter including information about the interview study and an informed consent form with a prepaid return envelope.
