Table 2.
Sampling and sample size
| Inquiry type | Gender | # participants (Rural woredas with ART) | # participants (Rural woreda without ART) | # participants (Urban woredas with ART) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGDs with PLHIV | M | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| (3 M & 3 F groups) | F | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| FGDs with community | M | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| (2 M & 3 F groups) | F | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| IDIs with defaulters | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| (stopped ART) | F | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| IDIs with traditional | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| healers | F | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| KIIs with health | M | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| administrators | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KIIs with care | M | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| providers | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| KIIs with community | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| level workers | F | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| KIIs with APLHIV | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| heads | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | M | 18 | 5 | 28 | 51 |
| F | 22 | 8 | 30 | 60 | |
| Total | 40 | 13 | 58 | 111 |
FGDs focus group discussions, IDIs individual in-depth interviews, KIIs key informant interviews, APLHIV association of people infected with HIV, ART antiretroviral therapy, M male, F female