Table 1.
Characteristics of qualitative studies in children
| Name | Year | Country | Setting | Population | Primary methods (n) | Disease terminology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenesi | 1995 | Kenya | Peri-urban, urban, rural | Mothers with ill children Adults |
Interviews Key informant interviews |
homa |
| Mwenesi | 1995 | Kenya | Urban township, slum, rural | People in the community | Key informant interviews (60) | Malaria, homa, dege |
| Makemba | 1996 | Tanzania | Rural | Traditional healers Parents who had taken their children to healers |
14 interviews 3 focus groups |
Degedege, homa ya kawaida |
| Ahorlu | 1997 | Ghana | Rural | Caregivers of children under 10 | 8 focus groups (1057) | Asra, asraku, atridi |
| Williams | 1999 | Zambia | Rural | Mothers of children under 5 Father of children under 5 Others* |
9 focus groups 7 focus groups 36 in-depth interviews |
thupi kuphya, malungo, cilunguzi, malaria, cinthu, cawoka, malaria, yakulu, 'big malaria' |
| Baume | 2000 | Zambia | Rural and urban | Caregivers of children under 5 with recent febrile illness | Semi-structured interviews (154) | - |
| Muela | 2002 | Tanzania | Rural and urban | Mothers of children under 5 | In-depth (81) and follow-up (10) interviews | Malaria, homa, homa ya mbu, homa kali, degedege, malaria ya kichwa |
| Comoro | 2003 | Tanzania | Urban, peri-urban, rural | Mothers of sick children under 5, Health workers | 10 focus groups (85) 6 focus groups (43) |
Homa ya malaria, degedege |
| Muula | 2004 | Malawi | Peri-urban | Primary school pupils aged 12-18 | 4 focus groups (40) | - |
| Nsungwa-Sabiiti | 2004 | Uganda | Rural | Mothers, fathers, grandparents | 10 focus groups | omutsutsa |
| Akogun | 2005 | Nigeria | Rural | Mothers | 6 focus groups | zazzabi |
| Kaona | 2005 | Zambia | Rural | Mothers, fathers, grandparents, health care providers, community members | 12 focus groups (97), 29 key informant interviews | malaria, inzekema, impepo, sinsa, ichinzekema |
| Falade | 2006 | Nigeria | Urban and rural | Mothers, fathers, and caregivers of children under 10 | Focus groups | Iba, iba lasan |
| Kamat | 2006 | Tanzania | Rural | Mothers/caretakers | In-depth interviews (45) | Homa ya kawaida, homa kali, homa ya malaria, degedege |
| Makundi | 2006 | Tanzania | Rural | Mothers/caregivers Traditional healers |
2 Focus groups In-depth interviews |
Malaria ya kawaida, malaria kali, degedege |
| Malik | 2006 | Sudan | Rural | Mothers | 10 Focus groups | - |
| Montgomery | 2006 | Tanzania | Urban and rural | Parents/caretakers of children under 5 Health practitioners |
Interviews (79) Interviews (55) |
- |
| Beiersmann | 2007 | Burkina Faso | Rural | Mothers Guérisseurs, nurses, traditional birth attendants |
17 Focus groups Semi-structured interviews (17) |
Sumaya, dusukun kono |
| Deressa | 2007 | Ethiopia | Rural | Mothers of children under 5 Fathers of children under 5 |
3 Focus groups 3 Focus groups |
busa |
* Parents, drug vendors, traditional healers, and community- and facility-based health workers