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Table 2 Sampling and sample size

From: A socio-ecological perspective of access to and acceptability of HIV/AIDS treatment and care services: a qualitative case study research

Inquiry type

Gender

# participants (Rural woredas with ART)

# participants (Rural woreda without ART)

# participants (Urban woredas with ART)

Total

FGDs with PLHIV

M

5

0

12

17

(3 M & 3 F groups)

F

7

0

12

19

FGDs with community

M

7

0

6

13

(2 M & 3 F groups)

F

7

6

6

19

IDIs with defaulters

M

2

0

1

3

(stopped ART)

F

1

0

3

4

IDIs with traditional

M

1

1

1

3

healers

F

1

1

3

5

KIIs with health

M

2

3

5

10

administrators

F

0

0

0

0

KIIs with care

M

0

1

2

3

providers

F

2

0

2

4

KIIs with community

M

0

0

0

0

level workers

F

4

1

4

9

KIIs with APLHIV

M

1

0

1

2

heads

F

0

0

0

0

Total

M

18

5

28

51

 

F

22

8

30

60

 

Total

40

13

58

111

  1. FGDs focus group discussions, IDIs individual in-depth interviews, KIIs key informant interviews, APLHIV association of people infected with HIV, ART antiretroviral therapy, M male, F female