Table 2 Summary of discrepancies between partner interview open narratives
Theme | Pairs with discrepancies (%) | Mean discrepanciesa | Example discrepancy (major/minor) |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | 5 (42Â %) | 1.9 | Exact date of death vs. month of death (minor) |
Social/cultural | 3 (25 %) | 1.0 | “That night we heard a sound like people are pounding maize…” vs. no mention (major) |
History and care-seeking | 6 (50 %) | 1.2 | “I took the child to [referral hospital] where [he] was admitted for 4 days” vs. no admission (major) |
Diagnoses and symptoms | 10 (83 %) | 2.8 | “The child had malaria” vs. no mention (major) |
Treatment | 8 (67 %) | 1.1 | “…put on a drip of blood and a drip of water” vs. “we were again given treatment” (minor) |