Utilizing “Positive deviance inquiry” to explore factors influencing child health: A qualitative study

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چکیده

BACKGROUND: India is a lower middle‑income country with one of the fastest growing economiesin the world. Despite improvements in its economy, it has a high child mortality rate, with significantdifferences in child mortality both between and within different states. In this research, we tend toexplore factors as to how a particular child’s growth is optimal. With this aim, we utilized positivedeviance inquiry to study the factors influencing under five child’s health.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study was carried out in Naigoan, an urban healthsetting of metropolitan city with 37 sample size between July 2020 and September 2020. It consistedof total 16 in‑depth interviews (IDIs), 3 focus group Discussion (FGDs), and 7 key informantinterviews (KIIs) which were performed by predesigned guides.RESULTS: Various themes evolved with the interviews; however, triangulation of the concept (fromFGDs, IDIs, and KIIs) occurred with the following themes: satisfaction among mothers for health‑careservices, community participation, family support, and new interventions.CONCLUSION: Mothers’ satisfaction to health‑care services, community participation, family support,and innovations by the health‑care providers are the influencing factors in promoting child’s health.Further research can be conducted to understand the in‑depth understanding of each factor.