Table 1.

Description of thematic analysis table developed in the present study

Descriptive texts	Access category	Themes
“Caregivers banned from church services”; “family break-ups”; “Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) child would bring a curse”; “bad omen in society”	[Gona[16] Cloete[17] Kamau[7] Chabeda-Barthe[23]]	1) Stigma
“Caregivers travel over 100 miles”; “low socioeconomic status”; “little support from the government”; “unaffordable cost of care”	[Elliott[18] Gona[16] Kamau[7] Obaigwa[20] Cohen[21] Ouma[22] Chabeda-Barthe[23]]	2) Financial burden
“ASD children were reported to be chaotic”; “delayed milestones”; “more close monitoring needed”	[Gona[19] Kamau[7] Obaigwa[20] Cohen[21] Ouma[22]]	3) Caregiving burden