Using positive deviance to enhance HIV care retention in South Africa: development of a compassion-focused program to improve the staff and patient experience

Table 1 Qualitative data collection participation

	Facility 1 (HR)	Facility 2 (LR)	Facility 3 (HR)	Facility 4 (LR)	Facility 5 (HR)	Facility 6 (LR)
Manager interviews	N = 2	N = 2	N = 1	N = 2	N = 2	N = 2
Staff focus groups	N = 1 group, 5 participants	N = 2 groups, 3 participants	N = 1 group, 3 participants	N = 1 group, 3 participants	N = 2 groups, 8 participants	N = 2 groups, 7 participants
Patient focus groups	N = 2 groups, 9 participants	N = 1 groups, 4 participants	N = 2 groups, 7 participants	N = 2 groups, 8 participants	N = 2 groups, 7 participants	N = 2 groups, 10 participants
Patient shadowing	N = 4 (2 men, 2 women)	N = 4 (2 men, 2 women)	N = 4 (2 men, 2 women)	N = 4 (2 men, 2 women)	N = 4 (2 men, 2 women)	N = 3 (1 man, 2 women)
Facility observations	N = 10	N = 11	N = 11	N = 12	N = 10	N = 11

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