Table 1.

Criteria for sample selection for focus group discussions.

Key informant group	Selection factors	Method of identification
Children with epilepsy (14–18 years)	• Have/have never received available treatment	• Identified from KHDSS
• Have received and rejected available treatment
• Attending school/not attending school
Adults with epilepsy	• Have/have never received available treatment	• Identified from KHDSS
• Have received and rejected available treatment
• Less educateda/more educatedb
Parents of children with epilepsy	• Child has/has never received available treatment	• Identified via the child's record on the KHDSS
• Child has received and rejected available treatment
• Less educateda/more educatedb
Other family members of children living with epilepsy	• Grandmothers of children with mild and severe epilepsy	Identified via the child's record on the KHDSS
• Siblings (aged 14–18 years) of children with mild and severe epilepsy

Severe epilepsy was defined as more than one seizure per week; mild epilepsy was defined as less than one per month;KHDSS: Kilifi Health Demographic Surveillance System.

^aLess educated residents indicated 8 years or less of schooling.

^bMore educated residents indicated more than 8 years of schooling.