Table 2. Summary of emerging themes.

PASS Model Constructs	Themes	Summary of findings
Illness perception	Illness interpretation as naturally- or supernaturally- caused	Illness was divided into 2 major categories: supernatural etiology and biomedical etiology. The interpretation of symptoms and treatment determination is based on cultural beliefs.
Social values and stigma	Social relationships and illness response	The community and family are consulted when a child falls ill. They give advice on the best treatment course depending on their understanding of the illness. Fathers tend not to be included in the child healthcare decision making process.
Social pressure and support	Social support and pressure in healthcare seeking	Community and family members often offer advice to caregivers on appropriate treatment, caregivers usually oblige. In a show of support, caregivers are sometimes escorted to see traditional healers.
Access to care and resource seeking	Healthcare access	Financial difficulty was revealed to be a barrier to health care access for children. Though sick children were referred to higher level facilities there was reluctance to take them to the referral hospital or they did not have financial capability to heed the call to take a child to a referral facility.