Reduce Coding Time: qualitative analysis of depression in WLHIV

Mental-health researchers and program evaluators can map interview excerpts to PHQ-9 indicators to quantify symptom frequency by subgroup.

Map interview excerpts to PHQ-9 indicators to quantify which symptoms (insomnia, suicidal ideation, appetite loss) appear most often and in which subgroups.

Use cross-segment analysis to show how stigma narratives correlate with missed ART doses, useful for program targeting and grant proposals.

UX and service designers can identify and rank ‘pain points’ language to prioritise intervention features.

Identify ‘pain points’ language (for example, ‘I feel like my life has no purpose’) and rank frequency to prioritise intervention features such as adherence reminders or community support flows.

Co-occurrence networks reveal which service barriers (transport, cost, attitudes) cluster with emotional states, and use that to prototype low-cost touchpoints.

Policymakers and clinic managers can translate themes into measurable indicators for routine screening and referral.

Translate themes into measurable indicators for routine screening and referral (for example, flag patients mentioning food insecurity plus ART non-adherence).

Design integrated care pathways that combine spiritual care options with psychosocial support where culturally appropriate.

Evidano ingests Amharic audio and transcripts while preserving local terms and idioms.

Import Amharic audio and transcripts directly; use Evidano transcription with custom dictionary entries (local terms, religious practices, idioms) and optional PII redaction to protect participants.

Evidano can tag transcripts with PHQ-9 items automatically so teams can quantify symptom mentions across participants.

Tag transcripts with PHQ-9 items automatically (presence/absence/mention frequency) so you can quantify which interviewees report suicidal ideation, sleep problems, appetite changes, and generate counts for reporting.

Evidano supports importing existing codebooks and suggesting codes across transcripts with full audit logs.

Import the researchers' MAXQDA codebook or create one from zero; Evidano suggests codes and applies them across transcripts while keeping every change auditable for triangulation and reflexivity.

Evidano runs cross-tab analyses and produces visualisations to surface subgroup differences for stakeholder briefs.

Run cross-tab analyses (for example, divorced vs married; unemployed vs employed) to surface differences in coping strategies or adherence. Visualise with co-occurrence networks, hierarchical code trees, and word clouds for stakeholder briefs.

Evidano stores data encrypted and does not use customer data to train third-party models, meeting sensitive-data requirements.

Data is encrypted, stored privately, and never used to train third-party models, important for sensitive mental-health and HIV data.

The Gondar study shows a thematic map linking stigma, economic hardship, ART side effects, sleep disturbance, cognitive deficits, suicidal ideation, and spiritual coping.

The study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with 16 participants recruited by PHQ-9 ≥10, producing seven superordinate themes that can be translated into measurable indicators for program design.

Teams can tag transcripts with PHQ-9 items and count mentions to link qualitative quotes to symptom severity.

The original study selected participants using PHQ-9 ≥10, and Evidano can auto-tag PHQ-9 items so you can quantify which interviewees report suicidal ideation, sleep problems, or appetite changes.

The Gondar sample (n = 16) provides qualitative depth but is not statistically generalisable.

The sample size supports rich thematic insight suitable for service design and hypothesis generation rather than population-level estimates.

Multilingual transcripts can be analysed while preserving local terms using custom dictionaries and careful transcription review.

The study's interviews were conducted in Amharic; use custom dictionary entries and transcription review to preserve idioms and culturally specific expressions.