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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2019 Apr 6;102:56–62. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.04.007

Table 2.

Themes from Focus Groups

Primary Theme Secondary Theme Description
Fixed Target Setting General feedback How participants felt about having their adherence target set for them, whether they thought this was a good idea or not
Missing your fixed target Comments about how participants felt when they missed their fixed target
Gradual vs ambitious target setting Opinions about whether participants think that gradual steps are better for helping to reach a high fixed target, or whether it is not necessary
Level of difficulty Feedback about how easy or difficult it was to reach their fixed target
Flexible Target Setting General feedback How participants felt about their ability to set their own target, whether they thought it was a good or bad idea
Missing your flexible target Comments about how participants felt when they missed their flexible target
Gradual vs ambitious target setting Opinions about whether participants think that gradual steps are better for helping to reach a high flexible target, or whether it is not necessary
Level of difficulty Feedback about how easy or difficult it was to reach their flexible target
MEMS Cap Component Feedback about the MEMS caps, whether they helped to improve adherence, general comments on use of the MEMS cap in the intervention
Text Messaging Component How text messaging can motivate ART adherence between prize drawings; other comments about the text-based component, including feelings and emotions in response to text messages
Prize Drawing Component General impressions Thoughts about whether the prize drawing encouraged them to increase their ART adherence
Chances of winning Thoughts about whether the prize drawings were fair, whether the airtime amounts were appropriate, other opinions about chances of winning