Table 1 Example of themes, analytical categories and subcategories developed for the data analysis
Domain | Themes (main topics) | Analytical categories | Analytical subcategories |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual | Participants attributes | Socio-economic attributes | Family backgrounds; |
Level of education; age; residence | |||
Level of income | |||
Awareness toward HTS Access to HTS and health care delivery points | Knowledge and perceptions toward HTS and HIVST | Attitude toward HTS | |
Awareness about HIVST | |||
Societal | Rumour toward HIVST | ||
Individual | Previous experience to HTS | ||
HIV risk perceptions | |||
Institutional | Availability of services | Accessibility to delivery points | |
Quality of the service | Attitude of health care workers | ||
Privacy of the client | |||
Self-determination of clients | |||
Societal | Barriers to HIVST | HIV stigma | Concern about social support |
Individual | Self-efficacy | Concern about user’ error | |
Societal | Social norms toward HIV | Negative narratives about HIV | |
Fear about a reactive test |