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. 2022 Jun 20;29(2):2080166. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2022.2080166

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Code Description
Female Sterilisation Code to any mention of female sterilisation – this could be operation, LS, TT, etc. by ASHA
Contraception Other Code when ASHA talks about methods of contraception other than female sterilisation (pills, condoms, etc.)
Family Planning Code when ASHA talks about family planning generally, without referring to specific contraceptive methods (including her views on FP)
Motivation Tactics Code to any mention of ASHA talking about tactics or strategies she used to motivate women to take up sterilisation
Targets Code to mention of targets generally by ASHA
Female Sterilisation Targets Code any mention of targets pertaining to female sterilisation specifically by ASHA
ASHA Soft Code any mention of ASHASoft (online payment and monitoring system)
Health Worker – other Code work done by other health workers in the community – if description is of ASHAs relationship with them, code to “relationship with other health workers”
Relationships with other health workers Code any description of ASHAs relationships with other health workers or staff in health facilities (like doctors)
Challenges Code ASHA’s views on challenges she faces in her work – double code where appropriate
Attitude of ASHA Code here when respondent talks about what it means to her to be an ASHA, insights on attitude towards her work
People's Attitude to ASHA Code description by the ASHA about her perception of people’s attitude towards her
Training Code any mention of training received by ASHA for her work
Money Code discussions on incentive payments for her work as well as to acceptors, expenses related to her work, costs of treatment incurred by women
Govt schemes Code description of government schemes – double code if appropriate
Work – generic Code description by ASHA of her work broader than female sterilisation