Table 2.

Patient focus group guide

Domain	Topic
Knowledge	⇒ Of their disease (diabetes and/or hypertension) ⇒ Guidelines and protocols ⇒ Sources of knowledge
Attitudes	⇒ Towards their disease ⇒ Towards the care received ⇒ Of their families and communities
Practices	⇒ Managing and coping with their disease
Barriers	⇒ Faced when caring for themselves ⇒ In day-to-day life because of their disease ⇒ Recommendations for changes within and outside the health care sector that would help them achieve better health.