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Table 2 Qualitative research methods

From: Strategies to reach and motivate migrant communities at high risk for TB to participate in a latent tuberculosis infection screening program: a community-engaged, mixed methods study among Eritreans

Group interviews with project teams (n = 4)a

Participation

The PHS project coordinator, the key figure(s), additional PHS staff (such as the TB physician, TB nurse, Medical Technical Assistant).

Time

Approximately 1 h

Location

At the PHS office

Informed consent

A-priori audio-taped verbal consent

Communication

Dutch

Transcript

Verbatim in Dutch (by IS)

Incentive

None

Group interviews with Eritrean participants (n = 5)

 Participation

Group interviews, each consisting of 4 to 6 participants, took place immediately following the LTBI screening

 Time

Between 30 and 45 min

 Location

At the PHS, in a separate room to ensure privacy

 Informed consent

Written a-priori informed consent

 Communication

Tigrinya

 Transcript

Verbatim translated from Tigrinya in English (by DTH)

 Incentive

None (beverages were provided)

Individual interviews with Eritrean participants diagnosed with LTBI (n = 10)

 Participation

TB nurses asked Eritrean clients on LTBI treatment for consent to be approached by phone for an invitation to participate in an individual interview and to set an appointment if willing to participate.

 Time

Between 15 and 30 min

 Location

Location to the client’s convenience

 Informed consent

Written a-priori informed consent

 Communication

Tigrinya

 Transcript

Verbatim translated from Tigrinya in English (by DTH)

 Incentive

A 10-euro voucher

  1. LTBI Latent tuberculosis infection, PHS Public Health Service, TB Tuberculosis
  2. aOne project team (PHS 5) was not interviewed because activities were organized, in consultation with the PHS 5 TB care staff, ad-hoc by the authors IS and DTH