This protocol template with example study documents and SOPs was prepared by ACT Consortium Social Scientists Clare Chandler and Joanna Reynolds with examples drawn from Sarah Staedke and her study team in Uganda (), Lindsay Mangham and her study teams in Cameroon () and Nigeria (), and Peter Mangesho and team in Tanzania (). Please refer to the ACT Consortium Guidance document, Qualitative Methods for International Health Intervention Research, for more detail on approaches and methods of qualitative work. Suggested citation: Chandler, C.I.R., and Reynolds, J. (2013) ACT Consortium Guidance: Qualitative Methods Protocol Template with example Tools and SOPs. Available at
This protocol template with example study documents and SOPs was prepared by ACT Consortium Social Scientists Clare Chandler and Joanna Reynolds with examples drawn from Sarah Staedke and her study team in Uganda (), Lindsay Mangham and her study teams in Cameroon () and Nigeria (), and Peter Mangesho and team in Tanzania (). Please refer to the ACT Consortium Guidance document, Qualitative Methods for International Health Intervention Research, for more detail on approaches and methods of qualitative work. Suggested citation: Chandler, C.I.R., and Reynolds, J. (2013) ACT Consortium Guidance: Qualitative Methods Protocol Template with example Tools and SOPs. Available at
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