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CREDIBILITY | This refers to confidence and accuracy of the data and the researcher’s interpretation of the data [36-43]. ○ To ensure the credibility of this study, FGDs were used to obtain information from the participants ○ The questions were rephrased, repeated or expanded on different occasions and probing was done where necessary ○ The primary researcher spent adequate time with the participants in order to understand them better and gain insight into the phenomenon under study and their experiences during data collection ○ Each FGD lasted for about an hour ○ Data saturation was ensured ○ Field notes were taken that noted gesture and other non-verbal cues |
CONFIRMABILITY | This is the extent to which data collected from the participants was analyzed objectively such that if another researcher examined the same data, they would get the same results [33–40]. ○ FGDs were audio-recorded and transcribed the data verbatim for further analysis to ensure confirmability of the results ○ Illustrative quotes presented in the results to support each theme and sub-theme, or concept also helped the neutrality our findings |
DEPENDABILITY | This refers to the stability and consistency of data obtained and the extent to which this data is dependable over time and across conditions [35–42]. ○ To ensure this, we have given a comprehensive description of the study methodology such as study setting, study population and methods used ○ The technique for data collection and data analysis have also been presented in this paper |
TRANSFERABILITY | This concept refers to the extent to which the findings from the data can be transferred to other settings or groups (research situation elsewhere) [35–42]. ○ We have provided sufficient information about the demographic characteristics of the participants, the research setting in order to allow others to assess the transferability of the study findings ○ Accordingly, we have provided a rich description of the setting and context where we conducted the study to make our results transferable to other areas ○ To increase the transparency of the interpretation, coding categories are illustrated with direct quotations in the presentation of the results |