Table 6.

Summary of qualitative data collection methods and samples

	Semi-structured interviews/Focus group discussions
Objectives	1. To identify health system barriers and facilitators to understand ability to: i. access treatment ii. accurately detect conditions, iii. delivery of integrated, people-centred care iv. engage patients on care pathways iv. adherence and retention in care and treatment-to-target;2. To explore the acceptability and feasibility of potential health system strengthening interventions with both patients and healthcare workers, for integrated care and how they could best be implemented to optimise care and improve outcomes.
Processes	1. Engage with clinicians to explore organisation of care, perspectives of care, pathways, components of care pathways, processes, quality, patterns of health seeking, and attitudes towards people with conditions that are known to experience stigma.2. Engage with patients on care pathways to explore experiences of living with conditions, care needs, perspectives of treatment journey, and patterns of health seeking;3. Engage with people who have not sought treatment in the formal health system to understand reasons for not doing so;4. Interviews with managers and policy makers to explore current services and interventions to support patients.5. Explore costs associated with care.
Participants	1. Primary health care workers and managers; District/zonal and regional health management; People with mental health and other NCDs diseases; Community health workers (i.e. community health workers, traditional birth attendants, religious healers, pharmacists, nurses, family physicians, NGOs); Policy makers