Table 4 Data collection methods and participants of the process evaluation
Methods | Number of participants |
|---|---|
Focus groups with staff, five months into the trial: | |
• HIV Lay counsellors (one group) | 8 |
• STI nurses (one group) | 8 |
Focus groups with staff, 17 months into the trial: | |
• HIV lay counsellors (one group) | 5 |
• STI nurses (one group) | 7 |
• Facility managers (one group) | 11 |
• Project leaders (one group) | 3 |
Participant observation during the 2006 to 2007 period. This included reviewing associated documents such as official minutes and researchers’ notes. | The researcher attended multiple meetings (planning, preparation, supervision monitoring, and evaluation) |
Participant observation of training: the researcher observed the first round of training for both STI nurses and lay counsellors and selected follow-up training. | 10 STI nurses (and their clinical supervisors) and 12 lay counsellors |
Interviews with patients. | 20 |
Observation of nurse clinical consultations. | 13 |