Table 2.
Semi-structured interview guide for LWBF program participants
| First, let talk about your personal experience with LWBF |
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| 1. Please tell me about yourself: |
| • Probe: your job, how long have you lived in this community, and when did you start participating in LWBF? |
| 2. How did you first hear about LWBF? |
| 3.What made you want to sign up for the program? |
| 4. Think of all the programs you have participated in; can you pick the top three that you found to be more beneficial to you |
| • Probe: How have you used what you are learning in the program in your daily life? Give examples where possible |
| 5. Thinking of LWBF, tell me about one of the most important things you got out of the program? |
| 6. How has the program or your participation in the program impacted your community? |
| • Probe: Are there any organizational or community changes due to the program |
| 7. What other changes have you seen in your community as a result of the program? |
| 8. Do you think there was anything missing in the program? What can be done to improve it? |
| • Probe: What are the strengths of the program? What are the weaknesses of the program? |
| 9. Do you feel you have enough opportunities to use the skills you gained from the program? |
| • Probe: How can you be supported in utilizing skills/knowledge from the program |
| We are almost done, just a few more questions on LWBF and COVID-19 |
| 10. Tell me how the LWBF program has been impacted by COVID-19? Probe: Your participation and the functioning of the program in general |
| 11. What have you heard about the COVID-19 Vaccine? How did you hear about it? |
| 12. Has your participation in the program helped you in any way to understand COVID-19 better? How? |
| 13. Do you think the vaccine is a good solution to the pandemic? |
| 14. COVID-19 vaccination is ongoing – Where you vaccinated? Do you think most LWBF participants have been or will be vaccinated – why? How about the broader African American population, why? |
| 15. What challenges did you face, or you think you will face in getting vaccinated? How can these challenges be addressed? |
| 16. Do you have anything else you want to say about your experiences with LWBF, that I did not ask about? |
| Thank you so much for taking the time to interview! |