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Table 4 Thematic framework

From: Community and health staff perceptions on non-communicable disease management in El Salvador’s health system: a qualitative study

Illness narratives

1) Social determinants of care

2) Patient pathways

3) Health systems issues (e.g. costs of care, waiting times, quality of care)

Mapping social connections and trust allocation

1) Public institutions (e.g. primary health care centres, public hospitals, maternity health centres, social insurance services)

2) Private institutions (e.g. private clinics, private hospitals, private doctors, naturopath)

3) Organisations (including local and international NGOs)

4) Community (e.g. neighbours, community associations)

5) Family (e.g. immediate or extended family members)

Semi-structured interviews with NCD patients and staff members in the PHC setting

1) Primary health care in El Salvador (including organisation and coordination of care, evolution of the country’s health system, accessibility and barriers to care)

2) Chronic disease management in the PHC system (including prevention and promotion of care, pathways to care, quality of care and barriers to care)

3) Community engagement