Replication Data for: Perceived Needs and Barriers to Accessing Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Services Among the Ik Community, Kaabong District, Uganda

Data Collection Tools (1) Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) Key informant interviews targeted policy makers and local leaders that are well versed with the lifestyle and SRH needs of the Ik people. The KIIs gleaned information on perceptions about SRH, the perceived SRH needs; enablers and barriers to accessing the SRH services. (2) Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) FGDs aimed at understanding the shared views on SRH services, policies and programs in the larger Ik community, and mitigating factors, such as stigma and discrimination, human-rights-related barriers to accessing and the reasons for non-use and discontinuation of FP, norms and service availability. Each FGD had 6-12 participants. Similar to other data collection methods, maximum variation purposive sampling was used to select FGDs taking into account the different categories of the Ik people. (25,26). Four FGDs were conducted. (3) Questionnaire These were used to collect quantitative data from participants. Questions were administered in Ik language with the help of an interpreter.