Table 1

Summary of respondents by level, type, number and instrument used

Level	Number and type of respondents	Instrument type	Description of data collected and topics covered
National and Regional	Ministry of Health officials: five Regional delegates: three Fund-holding agency personnel: three Total=11	IDI	Implementation challenges and solutions devised Role of PBF in shifting operating processes within the health system PBF and facility autonomy Targeting of the very poor— knowledge, applications, challenges
District	District Medical Officers (DMOs)→ three in each region Total=9	IDI	Changes in work schedule induced by PBF PBF ability to produce change in service coverage PBF and facility autonomy Mitigation strategies for challenges induced by PBF implementation PBF and health worker retention Targeting of the very poor—knowledge, applications, challenges
Facility	Hospital-based providers: one hospital per region→ three staff per hospital (family planning, maternity ward, head of facility) (total nine) Health centre-based providers: three health centres per region→ two staff per health centre (family planning, maternal and child services) (total 18) Total=27	IDI	Changes in work schedule induced by PBF PBF ability to produce change in service provision PBF and facility autonomy Mitigation strategies for challenges induced by PBF implementation Satisfaction with operational aspects of PBF implementation Mitigation strategies for challenges induced by PBF implementation
Community	Three FGDs per region with female patients and service users Total=9 Three IDIs per region with women who delivered at home (total nine) Five IDIs per region with women who use/do not use FP methods (total 15) Total=24	IDI and FGD	Knowledge, beliefs and practices on specific illnesses/services PBF and care-seeking pathways Community PBF engagement PBF and access to care for the very poor
Overall totals	IDIs=71 FGDs=9

FGD, focus group discussions; IDI, in-depth interviews; PBF, performance-based financing.