Table 2.

Sampling strategy by stakeholder group

Stakeholder	Targeted sample size (per FGD)	Sampling strategy
Community members
Adult women (15+ years of age)	5–10	Purposive sampling (India) Random sampling (Benin* and Malawi)
Adult men (15+ years of age)	5–10
Local leaders	5–10
Children (12–15 years of age)	5–10
Health centre staff and CDD supervisors	5–10	Purposive quota sampling
CDDs	10–15	Purposive quota sampling

*Purposive quota sampling was used to sample local leaders in Benin and India.

CDDs, community drug distributors; FGD, focus group discussion.