Table 1.

Data collection methods and purpose on perception and experiences with using DHIS2

Data collection method	Study respondents	Number of interviews	Sampling technique	Purpose/Main issues explored
IDI	CHCPs, nurses, health inspectors, upazila statisticians	23	Convenient	Efficiency of record keeping using DHIS2; staff attitudes; reporting status; factors hampering data entry and processing
FGD	District statisticians	2	Purposive	Multiplicative information and knowledge of using DHIS2; cross-checking reflections that emerged during the IDIs
KII	Health managers (UHFPOs, civil surgeons)	5	Purposive, snowball	Role of DHIS 2 technology in improving RMNCAH service delivery; constraining and facilitating factors during DHIS2 implementation; other implementation challenges; scope of improvement of servers and software
	HMIS experts (system analysts and IT programmers)	3
	Key decision makers (assistant chief MIS-DGHS, program managers from MIS directorates and divisional focal persons from development partners)	3
Total sample size (N)		N = 47