Altschuler & Somkin 2005 [19] (Score = 0.80**)
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Research question(s)/Objective(s)
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Yes
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Described clearly and evident throughout the text
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Study design
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Partially
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Not explicitly named; inconsistencies in subsequent data collection not evident
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Study context
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Yes
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Setting is described
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(Theoretical) frame of reference
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Partially
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Study objective does not completely follow the knowledge that is depicted in the introduction
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Sampling
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Partially
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Described and reproducible; random sampling was performed until theoretical data saturation was reached; consent of women was obtained before the interviews began. Duration of study not mentioned.
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Data collection
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Yes
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Reproducible
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Data analysis
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Yes
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Categories, codes, and memos described; categories listed explicitly
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Reliability
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Yes
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Second author verified formation of categories/assignment of codes by the first author; if there were discrepancies in the codes, they went back to the original material and found consensus
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Conclusions
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Yes
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Results discussed; results of other studies are drawn upon as comparison
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Reflexion
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Partially
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Possible influence of financial compensation were not reflected; recall bias listed as possible weakness of the study
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