Table 1.
Country characteristics
| Philippines | Zambia | India | Uganda | |
| Covid-19 related | ||||
| First confirmed case* | January 30, 2020 | March 18, 2020 | January 30, 2020 | March 21, 2020 |
| Total confirmed cases as of October 5 2020* | 322 497 | 15 052 | 6 623 815 | 8808 |
| Total deaths as of October 5 to 2020* | 5776 | 333 | 102 685 | 81 |
| Deaths per 100 000 population† | 5.3 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Electricity, internet, phone | ||||
| Access to electricity (% of population)‡ | 95 (total) 98 (urban) 93 (rural) |
40 (total) 77 (urban) 11 (rural) |
95 (total) 100 (urban) 93 (rural) |
43 (total) 58 (urban) 38 (rural) |
| Mobile§ subscriptions per 100 people | 154 | 96 | 84 | 57 |
| Secure Internet servers per 1 million people¶ | 111 | 36 | 389 | 22 |
| Individuals using the Internet (%)** | 43 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| Population characteristics | ||||
| Population†† | 108 million | 18 million | 1.4 billion | 44 million |
| Average age (median)‡‡ | 25.7 | 17.6 | 28.4 | 16.7 |
| Descriptions of our qualitative research | ||||
| Topical focus | Vaccine hesitancy | TB care-seeking | COVID-19 health services | Mental health and HIV |
| Target population | Parents of <5 children, policy makers, healthcare workers, community leaders | Patients diagnosed with TB in the 2 weeks prior to interview | Private healthcare providers, including medical doctors and experience-based rural medical practitioners who provide services to low-income populations | People living with HIV, health workers, community members knowledgeable about mental health |
| Geographical areas | Urban and rural | Urban | Urban and rural | Rural, trading and fishing communities |
| Sampling technique | Purposive—criterion | Purposive—criterion | Purposive—criterion and snowball | Purposive—criterion and snowball |
| Average length of interview | 1–1.5 hours | 45–60 min | 45–60 min | 1–2 hours |
| Remote platforms used for recruitment and/or interviews | Zoom, Skype, Google Meet and FB messenger | Mobile phone | Mobile phone, WhatsApp phone, Zoom | Telephone |
TB, tuberculosis.