Skip to main content
. 2024 Dec 5;4(12):e0003963. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003963

Table 2. Steps taken to mitigate threats to trustworthiness.

The potential threat to trustworthiness How it was mitigated Trustworthiness principle
Interviews conducted in English. Ensuring participants were happy to be interviewed in English. Restricting participants to obstetricians who have received training in English. Presence of research assistant fluent in Bangla and English at all times. Credibility, conformability
Social-desirability bias due to participants knowing each other. All participants were aware participation was voluntary. Participants chose location of the interview to ensure they felt comfortable and not likely to be overheard. Data collection involved individual interviews rather than focus group discussions. Credibility, conformability
Asking leading questions Piloting and discussion of the topic guide, to allow time for adjustment before starting interviews. confirmability
Personal influence on data collected Being mindful of positionality. Keeping a reflective diary throughout the interview process. confirmability
Misinterpretation of results Discussion of the results with the other people present during interviews.