Table 2.

Themes and categories that emerged in the analysis

1. Theme	Conceptions in relation to the prescriber
1.1 Category	Executing clinical investigation
1.2 Category	Utilising structural support
1.3 Category	Treating what is not known
2. Theme	Conceptions in relation to the mother and child
2.1 Category	Antibiotic misuse is common practice
2.2 Category	Use of local remedies are less of a concern
2.3 Category	Low-income affects health care seeking behaviour and treatment
3. Theme	Conceptions in relation to external healthcare actors
3.1 Category	Health ministries and drug companies are accountable
3.2 Category	Pharmacies facilitate availability without prescription
3.3. Category	Some healthcare providers are dubious
4. Theme	Conceptions in relation to outcome
4.1 Category	Success is the norm
4.2 Category	Challenges are complex
4.3 Category	Antibiotic resistance is partly acknowledged