Table 3.

Categorization of core and implementation specific relationship types in clinical care

Relationship category	Description	Relationship types that belong to this group
Parent/guardian to child	Relationship between patient/guardians and a child	Parent ↔ Child, Guardian (non-parent) ↔ Child, mother child, Foster Child ↔ Foster parent
Patient to grandparent	Relationships between a patient and their grandparents	Grandchild ↔ Grandparent,
Patient to relative	Various blood and in-law relationships	Aunt/Uncle ↔ Niece/Nephew, Sibling Sibling, Child-in-law ↔ Parent-in-law, Stepchild ↔ Stepparent, Cousin ↔ Cousin, Co-wife ↔ Co-wife
Patient to spouse	Spousal relationships	Spouse ↔ Spouse
Patient to Care provider	Relationships between patient and CHW/caregivers or doctors	Patient ↔ CHW, Accompagnateur Patient, Patient ↔ Doctor