Study # | Author, Date, Country | Study purpose | Setting | Study Design | Methods | Participants |
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1 | Ssewanyana et al., 2018, Kenya | To explore the perceptions of adolescents on unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle | Community of Kilifi county | Descriptive qualitative analysis | Snowball sampling; 10 FGD for adolescents, lasts for 75–120 min; In depth Interview for 10 adults, lasts for 60–90 min; transcribed verbatim; digitally recorded | N = 78 (68 adolescents (10–19 years) and 10 adults working with adolescents |
2 | Risenga et al., 2007, South Africa | To explore cultural values, beliefs and practices in relation to HTN | Community of Limpopo province | Exploratory, descriptive and contextual qualitative analysis | nonprobability purposive sampling; interview for traditional healers; FGD for patients with HTN; content analysis and Tesch’s stages of data analysis | N = 45 (30 patients with HTN and 15 traditional healers) |
3 | Temu et al., 2017, Kenya | To explore lay beliefs about HTN among HIV-infected adults | Kenyatta Referral and Teaching Hospital Comprehensive Care Center | Descriptive qualitative analysis | Purposive sampling; 6 FGD (5–8 participants), pretested in 10 in-depth-interview, PI and RA guide the FGD, last for approximate 90 min, audiotaped, groups added until inductive analysis revealed no new concepts, written notes and audio recording; Nvivo 11 software for analysis | N = 53 (31 F), age: ≥ 18 years, all had documented HIV diagnosis |
4 | Surka et al., 2015, South Africa | To explore the knowledge and perceptions of community members about risk for CVD | Community of Nyanga | Qualitative framework analysis | Purposive sampling; 3 FGD (8–10 participants), lasts for 60–90 min, digitally recorded; transcribed verbatim | N = 28 (24 F); age ≥ 25 years |
5 | Roos et al., 2015, South Africa | To determine the self-perception and behavior in relation to risk for IHD in a cohort of South African PLWHA | HIV clinic in Johannesburg | Qualitative descriptive/thematic analysis | Purposive sampling; interview, open-ended, tape recorded; descriptive analysis and conventional content analysis | N = 30 participants on HAART treatment for 6–12 months; age: 20–65 years |
6 | Okop et al., 2016, South Africa | To explore the perceptions of body size, obesity risk awareness, and the willingness to lose weight | Community of Langa | Descriptive qualitative analysis | Purposive sampling; 8 FGD (9–14 participants), lasts for 90 min, digitally recorded, notes taken; height and weight measured, and BMI calculated; Atlas.ti software for analysis | N = 78 (36 F), 34.6% obese, 24.4% overweight, and 41.0% optimal weight; age: 35–70 years |
7 | Namukwaya et al., 2017, Uganda | To explore the beliefs and understanding of their HF | Mulago National referral Hospital and patients homestead | Exploratory qualitative analysis | Purposive sampling; serial in depth interview (3 times); grounded theory approach; QSR Nvivo software | N = 21 patients with HF; age ≥ 18 years |