Table 3 I-RREACH components with listing of respective information domains

Community profile tool (document and internet based)

Key informant perspective (interview guide)

Community members perspective (focus group guide)

Basic community descriptions

Demographic information

n/a

n/a

Leadership

Basic contact information

Formal and informal leadership; economic and political structures

n/a

Community programs

Contact information, addresses, organizational information

Description of activities, quality, cultural relevance, integration of services, community awareness and access; interacting medical traditions

Lived experience of the health issues in the community, cultural context, program quality, perspectives on self-management, cultural perspectives; interacting medical traditions

Local understanding of the health issue

n/a

Perceived importance and quality of local health data on the issue

Pathways to access to health information

Resources and planning

Basic descriptions of funders and initiatives

Implications of funding streams and planned initiatives

n/a

Perceived fit of the intervention with community objectives

n/a

Past experiences with similar interventions, potential challenges and facilitators

Context of culture and community, challenges and facilitators; medical traditions

Infrastructure and technology

Basic descriptions

Community comfort, use of technology, barriers

Community comfort, level of use in the community and with different groups

Readiness for community-based research

n/a

Quality of community experience with research; community expectations; competency and learning requirements for researchers

Quality of community experience with research; community expectations; competency and learning requirements for researchers; experience of past oppression