A hands-on guide to doing content analysis
African Journal of Emergency MedicinePublished 21 August 2017Open access
Christen Erlingsson, Petra Brysiewicz
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Abstract
There is a growing recognition for the important role played by qualitative research and its usefulness in many fields, including the emergency care context in Africa. Novice qualitative researchers are often daunted by the prospect of qualitative data analysis and thus may experience much difficulty in the data analysis process. Our objective with this manuscript is to provide a practical hands-on example of qualitative content analysis to aid novice qualitative researchers in their task.
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