Strategy | Criteria | Applicability |
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Credibility | Prolonged engagement | The researcher served as malaria programme manager for over six years; in addition, in this study during data collection, the researcher spent more than three months studying in this area |
Triangulation | The data were collected, using semi structured INIs, FGDs and observations | |
Peer debriefing | A sociologist with qualitative research expertise recoded the data and consensuses were reached on the theme, categories and subcategories | |
Member checking | During data collection, the researcher verified the information of interviewees through paraphrasing. During analysis emerging themes and categories were shared with research participants; and finally, the result was shared with research participants in the study area | |
Transferability | Dense Description | The research presented the context with dense description; and detailed presentation of the result with verbatim transcripts |
Dependability | Dependable audit | A sociologist recoded the data |
Triangulation of data | Data were collected, using an audio tape recorder, typed verbatim transcripts, field handwritten notes and observation | |
Dense description | Detailed description of methodology was presented | |
Conformability | Triangulation | Triangulation of the findings of the researcher and independent research expert was considered |