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. 2018 Oct 10;8(10):e023421. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023421

Table 2.

Sample selection and data collection procedures for facility surveys, 2013–2014

Country site Ethiopia India Nepal South Africa Uganda
Survey dates June–July 2013 August–October 2013 September 2013–February 2014 February–April 2014 July–November 2013
Study language Amharic Hindi Nepali English, seTswana English, Luganda
Recruitment/sampling method Consecutive sampling of adults at registration Systematic sampling of every fifth adult at registration Random selection of one adult from those who arrived since last interview started Opportunistic sampling of adult volunteers in chronic care clinic waiting area Consecutive sampling of adults at registration
Consent documented with Signature or thumbprint Signature or thumbprint Signature or verbal affirmation Signature or signed ‘X’ with independent witness signature Signature or verbal affirmation.
# approached 1014 760 1553 9780 1922
# eligible 1014 760 1553 1322 1922
# consented (% consent rate) 1014 (100) 760 (100) 1474 (94.9) 1322 (100) 1893 (98.5)
Questionnaire data collection mode Paper-and-pencil, double data entry with EpiData 3 Android mobile device Android mobile device Android mobile device Android mobile device
Depression screen positive is Patient’s Health Questionnaire >= 10 10 10 10 10
Alcohol use disorder screen positive is Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test >= 8 8 9 16 8
Clinical consultation form Purpose-built form Extracted from clinical records maintained at the facility Purpose-built form Extracted from clinic records Consultation notes extracted from patient’s notebook as part of the exit questionnaire