Linganisha mbinu

	Mobile In-depth Interview	Mahojiano ya kina kwa njia ya simu
Nyanja	Metodolojia ya Dodoso	Metodolojia ya Dodoso
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	2010s	1980s–1990s (widespread adoption)
Mwanzilishi	Adapted from traditional in-depth interviewing; mobile application popularised in qualitative research from the 2010s onward	Developed from qualitative interview traditions; telephone variant documented from the 1980s onward
Aina	Qualitative data collection technique	Qualitative data collection technique
Chanzo asilia	Galletta, A. (2013). Mastering the Semi-Structured Interview and Beyond. New York University Press. ISBN: 978-0814732595	Sturges, J. E., & Hanrahan, K. J. (2004). Comparing telephone and face-to-face qualitative interviewing: A research note. Qualitative Research, 4(1), 107–118.
Majina mbadala	mobile IDI, smartphone in-depth interview, mobile qualitative interview, mIDI	telephone in-depth interview, phone-based qualitative interview, TIDI, telephone qualitative interview
Zinazohusiana	4	3
Muhtasari	A mobile in-depth interview (mIDI) is a qualitative data collection technique in which a researcher conducts an extended, exploratory conversation with a participant using a smartphone or tablet, either synchronously (voice or video call) or asynchronously (voice-message or text exchange). The approach retains the probing, open-ended character of traditional in-depth interviewing while leveraging the ubiquity and convenience of mobile technology to reach participants in naturalistic, everyday settings.	A telephone-assisted in-depth interview is a qualitative data collection method in which a researcher conducts a lengthy, open-ended, exploratory conversation with a participant via telephone. It preserves the depth and flexibility of face-to-face in-depth interviewing while overcoming geographic and mobility barriers, making it particularly useful when participants are dispersed, housebound, or when travel is impractical.