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Table 3 Overview of qualitative data collection activities

From: Menstrual health interventions, schooling, and mental health problems among Ugandan students (MENISCUS): study protocol for a school-based cluster-randomised trial

Tool

Participants

When

Semi-structured phone interviews with senior school staff

60 senior staff members (one per school, N=60)

Baseline and endline

Semi-structured interviews with MH Action Group members

30 members of the school’s MHM leadership group member (one per intervention school N=30) (e.g. staff, student, other stakeholder)

After initial intervention delivery and endline

Semi-structured interviews with intervention providers

8 WoMena Uganda staff

After initial intervention delivery and endline

In case study schools (N=4)

 Focus groups

4 FGs with 4 female students (N = 16)

4 FGs with 4 school staff (N = 16)

4 FGs with 4 male students (N = 16)

After initial intervention delivery and endline

 Semi-structured interviews with school staff and female students

12 staff members and female students (menstrual cup recipients and non-recipients)

After initial intervention delivery and endline

 Semi-structured interviews with female caregivers

8 female caregiver MH kit recipients

Endline