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Table 3 Emanated Themes, Categories, Codes and respective frequencies, Borena zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia in 2020

From: Exploring community tuberculosis program in the pastoralist setting of Ethiopia: a qualitative study of community health workers’ perspectives in Borena Zone, Oromia Region

Themes

Categories

Codes (Frequency)

Low Performance

Inadequate Case Identification

Low number of cases detected (13)

Compromised DOTs

Providing drugs for days (6)

  

Awareness(22)

  

Perception(6)

 

Community Factors

Discrimination (4)

  

Acceptance to CHWs (8)

  

Boarder conflicts (4)

  

Distance to referrral health facilities (16)

Contributing Factors

 

Distance from households to HP (14)

Physical Access Factor

Scaterred settlement (12)

 

Pastoral livelihood (6)

 

Lack of transport facility (5)

 

Difficult wheather condition (9)

 

Commitment to work (3)

 

CHWs related Factors

Distant living area (4)

  

Work overload (2)

 

Direct non medical Cost

Transport cost (6)

 

Referral HF related Factors

Long Lab test turnaround time (4)

 

Community Involvement

Using Community own structure (8)

Suggested Solutions

  
 

Outreach services with HCs (2)

Modified Delivery Approach

EstabilishTB sputum slide fixing at HP (2)