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Table 1

Thematic analysis

Stage	Description
1. Immersion in the data	This phase entails repeatedly reading the interviews. This was repeated until the researcher had gained adequate comprehension of the data
2. Categorization/coding	This step involves organizing and generating an initial list of items or codes from the dataset that exhibit recurring pattern questions and a conceptual framework critical to shaping the themes
3. Theme Search	This step involves looking for overarching themes in the codes, which are phrases or sentences that identify what the data mean about the research questions and conceptual framework
4. Refining themes	This step involves continuing to look for data that supports or refutes emerging themes and allows for further expansion or revision of themes' connections between overlapping themes to identify new patterns and issues
5. Reviewing	Defining and naming themes (via iterative data collection and analysis until theoretical saturation was reached)

Stage	Description
1. Immersion in the data	This phase entails repeatedly reading the interviews. This was repeated until the researcher had gained adequate comprehension of the data
2. Categorization/coding	This step involves organizing and generating an initial list of items or codes from the dataset that exhibit recurring pattern questions and a conceptual framework critical to shaping the themes
3. Theme Search	This step involves looking for overarching themes in the codes, which are phrases or sentences that identify what the data mean about the research questions and conceptual framework
4. Refining themes	This step involves continuing to look for data that supports or refutes emerging themes and allows for further expansion or revision of themes' connections between overlapping themes to identify new patterns and issues
5. Reviewing	Defining and naming themes (via iterative data collection and analysis until theoretical saturation was reached)

Source(s): Guest et al., 2012