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Table 3 Codes which appeared most frequently in interviews

From: Ethical challenges in mass drug administration for reducing childhood mortality: a qualitative study

Code group

Codes

Instances of coding

Community engagement

Need meaningful community engagement

56

Essential role (including community health workers)

21

MDA’s interaction with health system

19

Need for capacity building

18

Risks and benefits

Weighing risks and benefits

41

Ethical double standard

26

Indirect vs. direct benefit

22

Targeting and implementation

Need to know mechanism before implementation

18

Bridging gap between research and implementation

15

Baseline AMR

15

  1. MDA mass drug administration, AMR antimicrobial resistance