Table 2.

Methods of assessment for technical capacities and participants.

Assessment method		Participants		Data to be collected
Document review		N/Aa		Policies that could support implementation of primary eye care (PEC)
In primary health care (PHC) facilities
	Structured questionnaire A		Heads of facilities, which can be any cadre		Facility practices that could support PEC implementation
	Structured questionnaire B		Community health extension workers		Health promotion practices that could support PEC implementation
	Observational checklist A		Heads of facilities		Equipment, consumables, infrastructure, and register data that could support PEC implementation in facilities
	Observational checklist B		Community health extension workers		Equipment, consumables, infrastructure, and register data that could support health promotion of PEC
In purposively selected facilities
	In-depth interviews A		Heads of facilities		PHC experiences; extent to which PEC can be implemented in their facilities
	Structured questionnaire C		Village health workers		Perspectives on PEC promotion and prevention
In each district
	In-depth interviews B		District PHC supervisors		PHC management experiences; extent to which PEC could be implemented in their districts

^aN/A: not applicable; participants were not involved in the review of the document.