Table 1.
Overview of participants by data collection technique
| Participants | Interviews (N = 39) | Informal conversations (N = 38) | Observations (N = 13) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay persons | |||
| Salmonella Paratyphi A patient | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Salmonella Typhi patient | 1 | 0 | – |
| Suspected enteric fever case* | 2 | 0 | – |
| Relatives/friends of patients | 0 | 2 | – |
| Traditional medicine producers/sellers | 0 | 7 | – |
| Khmer traditional healer | 0 | 1 | – |
| Farmers | – | 4 | 3 |
| Food vendors | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | – | 2 | 1 |
| Health-care workers | |||
| Physicians/private practitioners | 8 | 8 | – |
| Nurses | 3 | 0 | – |
| Laboratory staff | 5 | – | |
| Drug sellers | 4 | 10 | 1 |
*
Suspected enteric fever case refers to those patients who had received a diagnosis of enteric fever, which had not been confirmed with blood culture.