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Table 1 Measures for ensuring trustworthiness

From: Community and healthcare providers’ perceptions of quality of private sector outpatient malaria care in North-western Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Strategy

Criteria

Applicability

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

  1. The table presents summary of measures taken to ensure trustworthiness