| No. Item | Guide Questions/Description | Reported on Page |
| Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity | ||
| Personal Characteristics | ||
| 1. Interviewer/facilitator | Which author/s conducted the interview or focus group? | 5 |
| 2. Credentials | What were the researcher’s credentials? E.g., PhD, MD | 5 |
| 3. Occupation | What was their occupation at the time of the study? | 5 |
| 4. Gender | Was the researcher male or female? | 5 |
| 5. Experience and training | What experience or training did the researcher have? | 5 |
| Relationship with participants | ||
| 6. Relationship established | Was a relationship established prior to study commencement? | 15 |
| 7. Participant knowledge of the interviewer | What did the participants know about the researcher? e.g., personal goals, reasons for doing the research | 15 |
| 8. Interviewer characteristics | What characteristics were reported about the interviewer/facilitator? e.g., Bias, assumptions, reasons, and interests in the research topic | 15 |
| Domain 2: study design | ||
| Theoretical framework | ||
| Developed from: [11,14]. |