Criteria | Assessment* | Remarks |
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Altschuler & Somkin 2005 [19] (Score = 0.80**) | ||
Research question(s)/Objective(s) | Yes | Described clearly and evident throughout the text |
Study design | Partially | Not explicitly named; inconsistencies in subsequent data collection not evident |
Study context | Yes | Setting is described |
(Theoretical) frame of reference | Partially | Study objective does not completely follow the knowledge that is depicted in the introduction |
Sampling | Partially | 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. |
Data collection | Yes | Reproducible |
Data analysis | Yes | Categories, codes, and memos described; categories listed explicitly |
Reliability | Yes | 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 |
Conclusions | Yes | Results discussed; results of other studies are drawn upon as comparison |
Reflexion | Partially | Possible influence of financial compensation were not reflected; recall bias listed as possible weakness of the study |