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Table 1 Participants’ attendance over repeat group discussions, topics discussed and methods used per meeting

From: The role of traditional health practitioners in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: generic or mode specific?

 

Time point 1

Time point 2

Time point 3

Time point 4

Time point 5

FGD 1

FGD 2

FGD 3

Community walk/taking of photos

FGD 4

Topics covered:

Understanding THPs: who are THPs, how do they become, what are their practices

THPs approach to illnesses including HIV/AIDS: How do they manage illness, do they refer patients to Western biomedical practitioners, when do they refer.

Local traditional practices that support or prevent HIV testing, initiation and retention in HIV/AIDS care

Community Walk and taking of photos representing facilitators and barriers to HIV testing, treatment initiation and adherence

Group discussion based on the photos taken in time point 4 about facilitators and barriers to HIV testing, treatment initiation and adherence

Dates

22/02/2013

30/05/2013

31/07/2013

09/10/2013

13/11/2013

Attendance

9 attended/0 absent

9 attended/0 absent

8 attended/1 absent

8 attended, 1 absent

7 attended, 2 absent

Method used to gather data

Individual and group narrative

Individual and group narrative

Individual and group narrative

Community walk; taking of photos

Individual and group narrative