Analysis
All in depth interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim in
Kinyarwanda. Transcripts of interviews were made anonymous using
participants’ codes. Analysis of in-depth interviews was conducted using
atlas ti. Software. Data analysis for in depth interviews about
mother-child interactions during feeding (responsive feeding) followed
thematic analysis method which involved reading the transcripts for
familiarization with data, generating initial codes, sorting the
different codes into potential themes, reviewing and refining themes as
well as reporting [18]. Relevant verbatim quotes, translated from
Kinyarwanda language to english, were incorporated in the presentation
of the results to help with data understanding.
For the analysis of mealtime observations, the number of times a single
practice occurred was counted. An action or a practice that happened at
least two times during the meal was considered as present while
practices which occurred less than two times were counted as absent
[3]. No statistical test was performed, because the sample size was
too small. The transcripts of lunch meal were coded by two independent
raters that are the principal investigator and the research assistant.