Supplementary Material: Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) – A 32-Item Checklist for Interviews and Focus Groups

This document presents the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ), a 32-item checklist designed to enhance transparency and rigor in qualitative studies, particularly those involving interviews and focus groups. The checklist is structured into three key domains:1) Research Team and Reflexivity 2) Study Design 3)Analysis and Findings.