Table 1.

Example questions and probes from the in-depth interview guide.

In general, what do your program’s promotoras do? What are their specific responsibilities in (name of program)? How do their tasks/responsibilities compare to other staff/volunteers? What role do they play in participant recruitment? In conducting formative research? In conducting pre- and post-evaluations? How did you recruit your promotoras? How did you advertise the program? What informal criteria (e.g.. personality traits) did you look for in your promotoras? What formal criteria (e.g.. education) did you expect for your promotoras? How did you measure how your promotoras delivered the health program? How did you evaluate how they taught or led the intervention? In what ways did they work with or support the community? How did they meet with the community (e.g.. access and home visits)? What types of community outreach did they perform? Please describe any process evaluation techniques you used to ensure that dose and fidelity of the program being delivered.