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Table 1 Composition of FGDs conducted in Kasensero fishing community

From: Formative research to inform the development of a peer-led HIV self-testing intervention to improve HIV testing uptake and linkage to HIV care among adolescents, young people and adult men in Kasensero fishing community, Rakai, Uganda: a qualitative study

FGD No.

Study Community

Participants’ characteristics

Group composition

1

Kasensero

Adult men (25+ years)

Eight participants: six (6) were fishermen, one (1) was a boat pusher while the remaining participant was a boat engineer

2

Kasensero

Adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years)

Eight participants: one (1) was a hair dresser, one (1) was a sex worker, one (1) was a vegetable vendor, one (1) was a drug shop attendant, one (1) was a tailor while three (3) were house wives.

3

Gwanda

Adolescent boys and young men (15–24 years)

Eight participants: four (4) were boda-boda cyclists, one (1) was a student, one (1) was a bricklayer, one (1) was a motorcycle mechanic and one (1) was a farmer

4

Gwanda

Adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years)

Eight participants: six were trainees in the DREAMS project and two were housewives

5

Kyebe

Adult men (25+ years)

Seven participants: one (1) was a casual labourer, one (1) was a Security Guard while five (5) were farmers.

6

Kyebe

Adolescent boys and young men (15–24 years)

Eight participants: five (5) were boda-boda cyclists, two (2) were farmers and one (1) was a shopkeeper