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. 2016 Jul 29;10(7):e0004823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004823

Table 1. Schedule of questions for preventive behaviours for melioidosis*.

Domains ** Interview questions
Knowledge Do you know about melioidosis
If yes, what is your understanding of the disease?
If no, description of the disease is explained to participant
Do you know about preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
If yes, what is your understanding of those behaviors?
(Description of preventive behaviours for melioidosis is provided to participant)
Skills Do you currently do your activities similar to recommended preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
If yes, can you give an example?
If no, can you explain the way you normally do your activities?
Social/Professional Role and Identity What are your views about the preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Beliefs about Capabilities How difficult or easy is it for you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What problems have you encountered?
What would help you to overcome these problems?
Optimism How confident are you that the preventive behaviours for melioidosis can prevent you from disease?
Beliefs about Consequences What do you think the advantages are of doing preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What are the disadvantages?
Would you say that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Reinforcement What type of support could influence you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What type of media could influence you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Do you have any suggestions on how to influence diabetics in general to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Intention and goals How much do you feel you should follow preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Are there time constraints to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Memory, Attention and Decision Processes Do you think you will do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What are the reasons for deciding to do or not to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Environmental Context and Resources What do you think about resource or environment to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Do you have the necessary resources available for you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What should healthcare facilities do for preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What should central government do for preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Social Influences Do you observe any of your families or neighbors doing preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
What do you think about that?
To what extent do your families or neighbors facilitate or hinder you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Emotion Are there any other factors that influence you to do or not to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?
Behavioral Regulation Are there any ways that can help you to do preventive behaviours for melioidosis?

* Preventive behaviours for melioidosis include (i) using protective gear such as rubber boots and rubber gloves if direct contact with soil and environmental water is necessary and (ii) consuming bottled or boiled water. See S1 Table for the Thai translation of the interview questions.

** The questions were structured by using Theory Domain Framework (TDF [15]).