Table 1 Qualitative study participants, attending focus group discussions and interviews
From: Task-shifting to improve asthma education for Malawian children: a qualitative analysis
Method | Number of participants | No. of contacts | Data collected |
|---|---|---|---|
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) | |||
Mothers and other female carers | 21 | 3 FGDs | Exploring the children’s and carers’ experience of the asthma education including barriers and facilitators to the intervention, their perceptions of the asthma educators as non-medical staff delivering the asthma education, their perceived value of the asthma education and recommendations for future interventions |
Fathers and other male carers | 7 | 1 FGD | |
Children | 15 | 2 FGDs | |
Total FGD participants | 43 | Â | Â |
In depth interviews | |||
Asthma educators | 4 | 4 interviews | Asthma educators’ experience of delivering the asthma education, their training and other mechanisms for support, perceived benefits to the children, facilitators and barriers to delivery and recommendations |
Research nurse | 1 | 1 interview | Exploring her experience in supervising the asthma educators and the barriers or facilitators to delivery, uptake of the asthma education and recommendations |
Total interview participants | 5 | Â | Â |