Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting

Table 3 Stakeholder participation by sampling method group^a

	Snowball sampling stakeholders				Purposive plus convenience sampling stakeholders
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	TOTAL	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	TOTAL
	N			N (%)	N			N (%)
Consented to Participate	17	20	18	55 (100)	21	23	18	62 (100)
Orientation	17	19	16	52 (95)	12	12	12	36 (58)
Brainstorming	16	16	10	42 (76)	10	9	10	29 (47)
Rating/Sorting	11	15	10	36 (65)	8	8	12	28 (45)
Participated in all meetings	11	15	10	36 (65)^b	8	8	10	26 (42)^b

^aIn each county, three groups of participants met and each group attended a series of three meetings
^bCalculated by dividing the number of participants who attended all three meetings by the number of participants consented to participate

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