Table 4 Areas included in the topic guide
Mothers |
 Understanding of perinatal depression, its causes and treatment  Understanding of the PV’s role and expectations from them  Experience of receiving a peer-delivered intervention  Perceived impact of the intervention  Barriers and facilitators to receiving intervention |
PVs |
 Expectations from the PV’s role  Experience of receiving training and supervision  Experience of working in partnership with the local PHC  Experience of delivering the intervention  Perceived impact of the intervention on mothers and themselves  Barriers and facilitators to delivering the intervention |
PHC staff |
 Experience of working in partnership with peer-delivered intervention programme  Views about the intervention  Views about the PVs’ training and supervision  Perception of the PVs’ competency in delivering the intervention  Perceived impact of the intervention on the mothers and the PVs |
Significant family members |
 Understanding of perinatal depression, its causes and its treatment  Understanding of the PV’s role and expectations from them  Perceived impact of peer-delivered intervention  Barriers and facilitators to peer volunteering |