Examining study participants’ decision-making and ethics-related experiences in a dietary community randomized controlled trial in Malawi

Table 1 Number of study participants who participated in FGDs and IDIs

Data collection method	Type of participants	Phase 1(# of participants)		Phase 2 (# of participants)		Total # of participants
Data collection method	Type of participants	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total # of participants
In-Depth Interviews	Village chiefs, health surveillance assistants, religious leaders, health volunteers, and agriculture volunteers	2	8	2	8	20
Focus Group Discussions. (n groups = 14). Range 6–10 participants per group	Female trial participants and their male partners	27	35	33	35	130
Total		29	43	35	43	150

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