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Table 1 Summary of themes, categories and sub-categories

From: Doctors’ experiences providing sexual and reproductive health care at Catholic Hospitals in the conflict-affected North-West region of Cameroon: a qualitative study

Theme

Category

Sub-category

Navigating rules and dilemmas when providing SRHR

Rules

Institutional rules: SRHR at Catholic hospital

Atmosphere of fear

Responsibility towards the patient and community (people want SRHR services)

Responsibility towards the administration

Personal faith

 

Dilemmas

 

Negotiating with multiple partners to find solutions

Administration agreeing to some procedures

Partnership with other hospitals or organisations

Referring patients

Advising patients

Providing SRHR care in secret

Overcoming obstacles to providing SRHR care

Doctors put patients first

Poor SRHR and outcomes

Unfortunate effects of conflict

Unsatisfactory SRHR care

Tragedies and abandonment

Patient overload

Poor post-rape care

Missed opportunities

Crisis effects