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Table 2 Participants, methods and phases

From: Understanding implementation and feasibility of tobacco cessation in routine primary care in Nepal: a mixed methods study

Phase one: pre-intervention

Phase two: implementation

Phase three: post-intervention

Sept 2012 to Sept 2013

October 2013–March 2014

April 2014–July 2014

Individual interviews using photos with 21 lung health patients

Male 17, female 4

Between 27 and 80 years old

Median age 60 years old

Urban 13, rural 8

Action research sessions with health workers: between 2 and 4 in each facility

Observation and reflections recorded in weekly diaries

Record monitoring to identify proportions of patients receiving the intervention, verified by observation

Patients who received BS 3 months previously:

27 questerviews with CO readings. Male 21, female 6

Between 20 and 79 years old

Median age: 51 years old

PHCC 1, 10

PHCC 2, 5

PHCC 3, 12

Patients who were literate, 12

2 focus groups with 9 health workers in PHCC 1 and 5 health workers in PHCC 3

5 semi-structured interviews with health workers, district- and central-level managers.

1 one-day workshop with district and MoHP staff, NTP director, WHO representative and health workers from the 3 PHCCs to discuss and agree intervention package (total participants 17)