Table 1 Measures of trustworthiness
Strategy | Criterion | Applicability |
|---|---|---|
Credibility | Prolonged engagement | The first author worked at the only hospital in Blouberg as a dietitian, which provide service delivery through outreach to the clinics. The researcher is known in the area and also stayed in the field for an extended period to build trust and rapport with participants. |
Triangulation | Researchers used both interviews and observations in the collection of data. | |
Member checks | Follow up interviews were conducted with participants after data analysis for confirmation. | |
Transferability | Data saturation | Data were collected until saturation was reached, which was achieved 17 participants. |
Detailed description | A detailed description of the study setting, target population and methodology for other researchers to conduct similar study in different setting. | |
Confirmability | Peer review | The researcher independently coded and recoded data and also developed themes. We acquired the services of an independent coder who also analysed the data. This ultimately led to a consensus meeting of the researcher and indent coder for confirmation of findings. |
Neutrality | The researcher remained neutral and was not emotional throughout the data collection and prolonged engagements. | |
Dependability | Full description of research methods | Full description of research methods and reporting of verbatim results makes the findings dependable. |
Reliance on data collection tools, independent coder and supervisors | The researcher relied on the voice recorder and field notes taken by an independent coder and supervisors. |