Analysis
RECRUITMENT
All interviews will be digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim, and anonymised transcripts uploaded onto NVivo for Windows (Release 1.3) for data management and coding. Illustrative quotes will be reported to support themes and subthemes for each data set; pseudonyms will be used to ensure anonymity.Interviews with trial participants will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis [Interviews with staff will be analysed as described for the trial participants, including sub-group analysis to identify differences in findings across study sites.Data from interviews with women who declined to participate will be extracted from repeated listening of the audio files and incorporated into summary tables to report reasons for declining, suggestions to improve recruitment, and views on the preference of study design for the definitive trial. Additionally, differences in responses will be explored to determine if pregnancy history or previous history of transfusion, or concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic affects these participants’ decision to participate in this trial.