Table 1 An example of the process of analysis
From: Referral of children seeking care at private health facilities in Uganda
Meaning units | Codes | Themes |
|---|---|---|
“There are parents who think the child is going to die so they decide to ignore the referral” (FGD3 women) | Caretakers losing hope when a child is referred | Barriers to referral at a household level |
“Most people will think that since the nurse has given me a referred form, it could be that it’s a complicated disease, the caretaker begins panicking” (FGD3 male) | ||
“These days everybody minds his own problems, you may go to a neighbour when you have a problem of referral or sickness but that person will not help you” (FGD women) | Lack of support from community members | |
“But now people no longer have that helping heart so we need to teach them to support one another in case of illnesses; may be teach them through the church and any meetings held by the local council but people don’t like attending meetings” (KII private clinic) |