Pre testing of interview guides and questionnaires using: Findings and Conclusions: .
Pilot testing of interviews was conducted internally to streamline questions, remove redundancies, and calculate timing.
A pilot test of the interview guide was done in the Pungu community in Navrongo.
A pilot test of the interview guide was carried out with six persons (not included in the study), and minor changes to the wording and meaning were made.
Pre-testing of the interview guide included conducting pilot interviews with five cancer patients to check whether particular questions were useful in the retrieval of information [ 20].
After training, each interviewer conducted several test interviews of which one interview was videotaped and evaluated by one study center responsible for the quality assurance (Freiburg).
The median time elapsed since the last HIV test at time of interview was 1.9 months (IQR 1.0 – 5.6).
Piloting and cognitive testing consisted of interviews with 30 respondents covering both genders and a wide range of ages, employment statuses and levels of sport participation.
Pilot testing of the interview guide enabled improved flow and phrasing of the questions.
Pilot testing of the interview guide for suitability of the questions was by 2 women who had undergone ART treatment (one successful and the other failed ART).
