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Table 1 Interview topic questions

From: Implementing integrated services for people with epilepsy in primary care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study

1

I would like to start by asking you a few questions about your recent health problems. In your view, what is this problem?

2

How did you find out that you might have epilepsy?

3

When you first got diagnosed with epilepsy and offered treatment, how was your experience in the health centre?

4

What has been your overall experience with the care you have received for this health problem?

5

What treatments were you offered at the health centre for the epilepsy?

6

For people who have the kind of problem that you describe, health workers might ask whether they had been feeling like giving up on life or even whether they had thought about ending their life.

7

How much did the health worker spend time talking with you about the difficulties you have been facing with epilepsy?

8

How did you find the health worker’s attitude towards you and your condition?

9

How did you feel about the way that your personal information was handled by health staff?

10

After your first appointment, were you given another appointment? Did you attend? [

11

When coming for follow-up appointments, did you see the same health worker each time?

12

How has the care you’ve received in the health centre fitted in with treatment you are receiving from other sources?

13

How confident were you in the ability of the health care workers to help you with your condition?

14

Tell me about your ability to do the things that you need to do in the last few months. How has it changed?

15

Tell me about your economic status over the last few months. How has it changed?

16

Overall, what has been your experience of being diagnosed and treated for epilepsy in the health centre?

17

Is there anything else you would like to tell me about your experience being diagnosed and treated for epilepsy?