2.9. Procedures for qualitative interviews
HIV viral suppression
Participants were recruited for in-depth qualitative interviews at one of two-time points. The first in-depth qualitative interview was conducted after the first FU assessment and the second in-depth interview took place after the second FU interview. Those who engaged in the first in-depth interview were not recruited for the second interview. Interviews lasted between 60 and 90 min, and were conducted virtually. Trained interviewers used a semi-structured interview guide as a template for the interview. Interviews were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed. Participants were compensated $30 for participating in an interview. For both interviews, participants were purposively sampled for maximum variability on key indices including sex, whether they achieved HIV viral suppression, time living with HIV, and experimental condition assigned to. A total of 16 participants were interviewed after the first FU and a total of 15 participants were interviewed after the second FU (total qualitative sample size was 31). Participants were compensated $30 for the in-depth interview.