Table 1. Criteria used for sampling of HBC organizations, CCWs, clients and their PCGs.

Participants	Sampling Criteria
Home based care organizations	a) Supervision of the CCW/availability of CCW coordinator; b) Whether the CCW have followed HBC training courses; c) Whether the HBC has regular de-briefings with their CCWs; d) How CCWs are recruited by the HBC; e) Patient –carers ratio; f) Geographical location of the HBC; g) Whether the HBC has a building (either owned or rented), or not; h) If the HBC is registered and when they got registered; i) Whether the CCW of the HBC get a stipend or not; j) Whether the HBC is funded or not; k) Community relationships with the HBC, e.g. relationship between the HBC and clinic/hospital
Community care workers	a) Gender; b) Age; c) Education level; d) Village they work in; e) How long they have been working as a carer; f) How long they have been working for the organization; g) Whether the CCW gets a stipend or is a volunteer; h) Which type of care the CCW provide; i) Type of patients the CCW takes care of; j) The number of patients the CCW has.
Clients	a) Gender; b) Age; c) Educational level; d)Village of residence; e)Disease; f)Type of care provided