| No. | Item | Guide Questions/Description | Reported? | Page/Section |
| 17 | Interview guide | Were questions, prompts, guides provided by the authors? Was it pilot tested? | Yes | Methods section, p. 4 and Appendix A |
| 18 | Repeat interviews | Were repeat interviews carried out? If yes, how many? | N/A | |
| 19 | Audio/visual recording | Did the research use audio or visual recording to collect the data? | Yes | Methods section, p. 4 |
| 20 | Field notes | Were field notes made during and/or after the interview or focus group? | Yes | Method section, analytic memos, p. 5 |
| 21 | Duration | What was the duration of the interviews or focus group? | Yes | Methods section, p. 4 |
| 22 | Data saturation | Was data saturation discussed? | Yes | Methods Section, p. 7 |
| 23 | Transcripts returned | Were transcripts returned to participants for comment and/or correction? | Yes | Methods Section, p. 6 (Although participants were contacted, none responded). |