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. 2021 Sep 6;14(1):1961398. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1961398

Table 3.

Summary of the themes and their categories and sub-categories

Sub-categories Categories Themes
  • Make medical care affordable

  • Mitigate providers’ knowledge gaps

Improve access and quality of health care provided by LLPHF Importance of external support to LLPHF
  • Guidelines

  • Vaccines

  • Inspection

Types of support received by the LLPHF Nature of current support received by LLPHF
  • Guidelines are rare in lower private facilities,

  • Supervision is more fault finding than supportive

Appraisal of the current support received by LLPHF
  • Training

  • Support supervision

Technical capacity building Support preferred by the LLPHF
  • Guidelines

  • Supplies

  • Subsidies

Tools and supplies
  • Registration of LLPHF

  • Regular submission of reports

  • Join existing bureaus

  • Commitment by LLPHF

Self-initiative of the LLPHF to comply with regulations Suggestions to improve support to LLPHF
  • Ministry of health

  • District

  • NGOs

  • Clinic owners

Multi-stakeholder involvement