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Table 2 Characteristics of participants selected for second round face and content validity

From: Development and validation of a self-management questionnaire for people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries (HIV-SM LMIC tool)

No

Study participants

Working experiences

Organization

Location

1

HIV-program experts

Currently working with HIV-projects or people who have worked for at least five years in HIV related projects

Ministry of Health, research institutes, Addis Ababa regional health bureau

Addis Ababa

2

Academic researchers

Researchers who have research experience in HIV related issues and employed at different universities

Universities in Ethiopia

Hawassa

Jimma

3

People outside academia or healthcare

Psychologists or accountants who work in different kinds of activities out of the health sector

Employee in private institutions

Addis Ababa