In-depth interviews
Participants were offered to conduct the interview over the phone or
face to face. Each session took between half an hour to one hour,
utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire, so open and semi-structured
questions were used in the interviews. Face to face interviews were
conducted in private rooms to avoid any interruptions or distractions
and to make participants comfortable. All interviews were conducted in
Arabic to ensure participants’ understanding of interview questions and
expressing themselves in their native language. All interviews were
audio-recorded and later transcribed.
The interview questions were developed after reviewing pervious
literature
12,13,18,19,
followed by rounds of reviews and discussions by all authors. The
interviews started with questions to elicit socio-demographic
information and history of illness followed to a set of questions that
explored: 1) HIV patients’ compliance to medication therapy, 2) HIV
patients’ perception and needs of patient care provided to them.