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Figure 3 Table of data collection categories

From: Exploring culturally-preferred communication approaches for increased uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in rural Malawi

Tool

Community

District

Age Range

Sex

Participants

   

Focus Group Discussions (FGD)

    

Male

Female

 

FGD - Adult men

Kapinjiri

Mangochi

22–37

6

0

6

FGD – Unmarried youth

Chowe

Mangochi

17–19

6

6

12

FGD – Adult men

Chowe

Mangochi

38–55

11

0

11

FGD – Adult Women

Mkundi

Mangochi

30–45

0

7

7

FGD – Adult women

Chowe

Mangochi

18–47

0

12

12

FGD – Traditional

Chowe

Mangochi

 

3

3

6

FGD – Gate Keepers

Chowe

Mangochi

26–70

6

5

11

FGD – Married Youth

Chowe

Mangochi

 

6

6

12

FGD – New Initiates

Chowe

Mangochi

8–13

11

0

11

FGD – Religious Leaders

Jalasi

Mangochi

 

10

0

10

FGD - Commercial Sex Workers

Mangochi

Mangochi

 

0

6

6

FGD – Service Providers

Jalasi

Mangocgi

8

4

4

8

FGD – Service Providers

Chowe

Mangochi

26–29

3

3

6

      

0

FGD – Adult women

Mwancheka

Dowa

27–78

0

12

12

FGD – Gate Keepers

Mwancheka

Dowa

20–67

9

2

11

FGD - Married Youth

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

6

4

10

FGD – New initieates

Mwancheka

Dowa

12–16

4

3

7

FGD – Religious Leaders

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

10

1

11

FGD – Service Providers

Khuwi/Kadewa

Dowa

28–48

2

4

6

FGD – Service Providers

Mponela

Dowa

28–56

4

3

7

FGD – Sex workers

Mponela

Dowa

29–36

0

6

6

FGD – Traditional Leaders

Mwancheka

Dowa

25 52

6

1

7

FGD – Unmarried Youth

Mwancheka

Dowa

14–29

6

7

13

FGD – VMMC Clients

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

7

0

7

   

Total

120

95

215

   

Dowa

54

43

97

   

Mangochi

66

52

118

   

In-Depth Interviews (IDI)

IDI - Ngaliba

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Sheikh

Lilongwe

  

1

0

1

IDI - Sheikh

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Pastor

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Nakanga (Female)

Chowe

Mangochi

 

0

1

1

IDI - Nakanga (male)

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Alhaji

Jalasi

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Traditional Leader

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Catechist

Jalasi

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

IDI - Traditional Leader

Dowa

Dowa

 

1

0

1

IDI - Pastor CCAP

Mponela

Dowa

 

1

0

1

IDI - Gulewamkulu

Dowa

Dowa

 

1

0

1

IDI - Counsellors - Catholic

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

1

2

IDI - Counsellors CCAP

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

1

2

IDI - Counsellor - Anglican

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

0

1

1

IDI – Community members

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

1

2

    

14

5

19

   

Life Histories (LH)

 

LH – Nakanga

Chowe

Mangochi

  

1

1

LH – Ngaliba

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

LH - Church Counsellor

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

0

1

1

LH - Female Gulewankulu Leader

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

0

1

1

IDI - Wakunjira

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

0

1

   

Total

2

3

5

   

Key Informant Interviews

 

KII – Culture Experts

Chowe

Mangochi

 

2

0

2

KII - Service Providers

Mangochi

Mangochi

 

2

0

2

KII - Service Provider

Chowe

Mangochi

 

2

0

2

KII - Traditional Leader

Chowe

Mangochi

 

1

0

1

KII - Expert

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

0

1

KII - Expert

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

0

1

KII - Expert

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

0

1

KII - Sex Workers

Mponela

Dowa

 

0

3

3

KII - Traditional Leader

Mwancheka

Dowa

 

1

0

1

   

Total

11

3

14

  

Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)

PRA -

Chowe

Mangochi

 

7

5

12

PRA – Community

Mwancheka

Dowa

15–49

6

5

11

   

Total

13

10

23

   

Total Participants

276

   

Female Participants

116

   

Male Participants

160

  1. Key: MHG = Mangochi; DA = Dowa; FGD = Focus group discussion; IDI = In-Depth Interview; KII = Key Informant Interview; LH = Life History; PRA = Participatory Rural Appraisal