There were 2 female interviewers, 1 of whom served as primary interviewer for all interviews.
The primary interviewer (SLS) used an interview guide of semi-structured questions and probes while a second interviewer (KSB) asked additional clarifying questions.
To minimize interview bias, the primary interviewer wrote down his thoughts about the topic beforehand and reflected on them so that he could accept participants' opinions if they were different from his own [ 22].
Two researchers were present during the interviews, one being the primary interviewer.
Important to the first stage of data familiarization, all interviews were transcribed verbatim by the primary interviewer (S.Z .. Identifying information was removed from all transcripts, and pseudonyms were used to ensure participants' anonymity.
Of the seventeen stakeholders approached sixteen were accessible (94%) and interviewed in-person by two researchers, one acting as the primary interviewer and the other was there to act as the primary note taker and to ensure consistency across interviews.
Two to four doctorally-prepared investigators were present at each interview or focus group session with one investigator serving as the primary interviewer, and the other(s) keeping detailed field notes, verifying observations, and ensuring that all key topics were covered [ 17].
I was the primary interviewer for one of the positions.
