Table 3. Types of rumors, concerns, expectations and mistrust identified in Bangladesh, Mali and Mozambique 2017–2018.

	Before MITS kick-off			After MITS kick-off
Countries	Bangladesh	Mali	Mozambique	Bangladesh	Mali	Mozambique
Rumors
Full autopsies carried out	*	*	*
Insufficient information about MITS had been provided during the consent process				*	*
Major organs have been taken	*	*	*	**	*
Collection of large amounts of blood from the sick children caused death				*
MITS is done on the living child				**	*
Signing a consent form for demographic surveillance means one is bound to handover a body of a child if it dies				*
Insufficient information about MITS had been provided during the consent process					*	*
Children died due to malpractice of the health practitioners					*	**
Concern
People who consented to MITS could be stigmatized/scolded	*			*
Villagers were shocked seeing the seepage of fluid from the puncture sites				**
Islam does not permit hurting a dead body/ disrespect of the body	*	*
Why MITS is focused on only the deceased?	*					*
Who will bear the cost of body transportation from the hospital to home after MITS being performed or vice versa?	*	*	*		*
Why MITS is focused on only children?	*	*	*			*
Sharing MITS result may cause stigmatization and suffering of the study participants			*
Transportation of the body would bring suffering to the deceased		*
Mistrust
CHAMPS might have hidden motives: body part business	*	*	*	*	**
Community corruption and poor care of health professional may lead to mistrust	*					*
Free diagnostic testing was provided to the patients so that the MITS team could collect specimens if the patient died				*

* Accounts of rumor, concern and cues of mistrust identified in the program sites