| No. | Item | Guide Questions/Description | Reported? | Page/Section |
| 10 | Sampling | How were participants selected? (e.g., purposive, convenience, consecutive, snowball) | Yes | Methods section, p. 3 |
| 11 | Method of approach | How were participants approached? (e.g., face-to-face, telephone, mail, email) | Yes | Methods section, p. 3 |
| 12 | Sample size | How many participants were in the study? | Yes | Methods section, p. 3 |
| 13 | Non-participation | How many people refused to participate or dropped out? Reasons? | No for recruitment; Yes for drop-outs | Methods section, p. 4 |