Table 1 Recruitment criteria and summary of data collection plan
Participants | Sample size | Eligibility criteria | Recruitment location |
|---|---|---|---|
One-on-one interviews and focus group discussions | |||
Primary caregivers, | 6 focus groups | • Parent of a child living with HIV or someone providing care to a child living with HIV between the ages of 6 to 12 years for more than six months • 18 years or older • Ability to provide informed consent | Antiretroviral therapy clinics |
Healthcare workers | 7 one-on-one interviews | • Working in children’s antiretroviral therapy clinics • Being a nurse, counsellor or clinician • Ability to provide informed consent | Antiretroviral therapy clinics |
Primary school teachers | 6 focus groups | • Teaching at a primary school • Ability to provide informed consent | Primary schools surrounding participating hospitals |
Community leaders | 7 one-on-one interviews | • Living near the participating hospitals • Being 18 years or older • Having a certain responsibility within the community such as being a community-based organisation leader or a village headman • Ability to provide informed consent | Communities surrounding participating hospitals |
Adolescents living with HIV | 5 one-on-one interviews | • Between 13 to 18 years old • Living with HIV • Aware that they have HIV • Leader of children HIV support groups • Ability to provide informed consent | Antiretroviral therapy clinics Community support groups surrounding participating hospitals |