This included a review on published literature and health policy documents, 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) and 30 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with four types of key actors from three cities in China.
A process analysis of the historical transition to petroleum-based fuels and chemicals was used to shape a series of contemporary interviews that explored the perceptions and expectations of key actors in RRM and biorefining.
The interpretation of the results of the WHO checklist has been supported in this study by the results of other tools of policy analysis used within the MHaPP project (e.g. prior knowledge of key actors, semi-structured interviews, WHO-AIMS) [ 7, 20, 28].
To identify the key actors, survey respondents were provided with the list of key actors that had been mentioned by the informants in the in-depth interviews, and were first asked to indicate the degree of importance attached to the different actors using ranks.
These will influence perceptions of key actors, implementation, and therefore ultimately effects, short and long-term.
The second method of data collection is through semi-structured interviews to key actors identified from the dataset and first iteration of the SNA modeling, i.e., can be said as key organizations.
The analytic narrative approach consists of interviewing key actors and understanding their goals, and the main factors influencing their behaviour and decisions [ 52].
The methodology had three components: a study of the project documents, including the programme estimate, periodic progress reports and the outputs of various activities; structured interviews with key actors at federal and state levels; and first-hand observation of the EMIS system and its products in the field.
The methods included interviews with key actors in the field of mHealth, assessment of three local mHealth projects and a review of grey and indexed literature.
The research employs qualitative techniques such as interviews with key actors and examinations of documents.
