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. 2019 May 2;24(2):467–474. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02516-6

Table 2.

Participant code description

Type of participant Participant # Code Participant characteristics
Study participants (self-testers)a 1–30
UH Unsupervised tester at home
UC Unsupervised tester at the clinic
S Supervised tester
M Male participant
F Female participant
Staff participantsb
1–3 HFGD Health care worker in focus group discussion
1–3 NFGD Nurse in focus group discussion
1–2c NI Nurse in interview
1–2 MO Medical officer in interview

aE.g. #1, UHF would mean that the first study participant interviewed was a female who did unsupervised self-testing at home

bE.g. #1, HFGD would be the health care worker designated number 1 in the Focus Group Discussion

cThe nurses interviewed are different nurses than in the FGD