Table 1 Qualitative data sources
Core qualitative activities across the 21 HPTN 071 (PopART) communities | |||
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Data source | Description | Data for analysis | Timeframe |
Broad Brush Surveys (BBS): Formative Research | Rapid, qualitative, participatory survey approach in each community prior to PopART implementation to gauge relevance of physical features, social organisation, networks and community narratives for HIV. Group discussions, structured observations and interviews. | Group discussions: 129 Key informant interviews: 95 Participants: 1202 (744 women) Observations: 203 | 2012–2013 |
PopART Social Science Story of the Trial | Qualitative documentation of intervention and research implementation, community engagement and community response throughout intervention period. Observations, group discussions and in-depth interviews. | Observations: 763 Group discussions: 24 In-depth interviews: 36 Participants: 263 (147 women) | 2014–2018 |
P-ART-Y (PopART for Young People) | Mapping and observing services and spaces for young people (aged 10–24) in PopART communities. Structured observations prior to and during the P-ART-Y intervention that included informal discussions with young people and a qualitative stakeholder survey. | Observations: 161 Stakeholders: 82 | 2015–2017 |