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. 2018 Apr 11;13(4):e0195671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195671

Table 3. Frequencies of cases and actors per type of feedback.

Feedback method # cases Main social actors Main topics
Individual feedback
Direct verbal and non-verbal (material and symbolic rewards) expressions of gratitude 75 Recipients Skilled birth attendance of normal and complicated deliveries; management of complicated deliveries in the HC; successful referral; effort to finding transport; non-discrimination
Indirect verbal feedback provided by women and transferred through intermediaries (both positive and negative) 48 Community leaders (n = 20); Co-workers (n = 13); Friends and spouse of HW (n = 11); Husbands/guardians of recipients (n = 4) Unfriendly behaviour; absence during childbirth; late arrival
Collective feedback
Public buzz (mostly negative) 17 Community Waiting times; accusations of neglect, “not willing to help”; accusation of incapacity or neglect after maternal and child death (delayed referrals etc.)
Discussion in HCAC meetings and reports to health authorities (District Health Office) 15 Community leaders Maternal and child death; repeated misbehaviour