Table 2 Sample codes and selected quotes
Theme | Sample code(s) | Illustrative quotes |
|---|---|---|
Local term for hypertension | Pressure "puleesa" Pulse “entunuunsi” | … it is puleesa [pressure], that’s what I hear people call it… [Participant 13, Female, 42 years old, Government/clerical worker] people understand but the elderly tend to also call it entunnunsi [pulse]. I hear people in this area say that I have palpitation [pulse] [Participant 1, Female, 37 years old, Farmer] |
Local term for type 2 diabetes | Sugar "Sukaali" | Sukaali… I am told the sugar is a lot in their body, so we call it sukaali [sugar] [Participant 3, Female, 35 years old, Agriculture] |
Local term for NCDs | Diseases of the rich Diseases of the elderly | They usually call them diseases for the rich people… in the past they [the diseases] used to attack fat people who are rich [Participant 10, Male, 41 years old, Farmer] Yes, I always hear them calling them diseases for the elderly persons. I have never heard of a term for them. [Participant 11, Male, 46 years old, Trader] |
Experience with vital measurements | Comfortable/usual medical procedure | Nothing that I felt [comfortable] – a health worker can do anything to check your body, you need it for your good health. [Participant 13, Female, 42 years old, Government/clerical worker] |
Physical activity | Games (mainly football mentioned/youths) | Among all people including the children, youths, elderly, and women, I only see youths playing football. I have never seen elderly persons jogging, I have never seen them playing football, … [Participant 10, Male, 41 years old, Farmer] |
Manual labour Digging/brickmaking & Others | Most people cultivate because it is the usual activity to get food but not with intentions of having a healthy body. Even those one making bricks, they do it to get money but then find themselves with healthy bodies hence beating two birds with one stone.. [Participant 15, Male, 38Â years old, Fisherman] | |
Measurement of physical activities | Hours spent/level of engagement | It usually takes me five hours…that is I usually go to the garden at 7:00am and end cultivation/digging at 12:00 pm [Participant 10, Male, 44 years old, Farmer] |
Fruits and Vegetables | Common examples Local knowledge / seasonality | Mangoes, watermelons, and pineapples I eat them [fruits] when on season from December to end of February… I eat like five a day apart from pineapples mainly in July [Participant 12, Female, 37 years old, Housewife] |
Local term(s) for vegetables Examples | Enva endiirwa, (side dish), leafy, greens ddoodo [a green colour type of amaranthus spinach], nakatti [scarlet eggplant], bbuga [a purple-coloured type of amaranthus spinach], ejjobyo [African spider herb] [Participant 7, Female, 38Â years old, Trader/vendor] | |
Knowledge on family history | Awareness of family member with hypertension or type 2 diabetes Reason to know obtain assistance | If there was any of them who had been diagnosed with diabetes, they would have told me but no one has ever said a thing about being diagnosed with diabetes however I had a cousin (paternal aunt’s daughter) who is diabetic and I used see her injecting herself and later she told us… People say that when you use herbs, you can get healed of diabetes, […] that could be one of the reasons people share this information as compared to HIV/ AIDS which has no cure. Participant 7, Female, 38 years old, Trader/vendor |