Research Article

Coping Mechanisms Used by Male Partners of Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer: An Explorative Qualitative Study at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 3

Codes, categories, and themes.

CodesCategoriesThemes

Believing God for healingReligious practices
Listening to the word of GodReligious coping
Inviting pastors at home
Taking partner to religious housesReligious support
Looking for sexual satisfaction
Sexual demandsExtramarital relationships
Spending most of their time with other people’s wives
Alcohol drinking
Buy alcohol and take it homeAlcohol use
Accepting the partners’ conditionEmotional expression and regulation strategies
Leaving it to the Almighty GodAcceptance
Engaging in exercises
Listening to musicDistraction
Considering cancer as a normal disease
Not fearing the partners’ conditionNormalization
Seeking understanding from others
Seeking financial aids from othersSeeking support from close peopleSupport-seeking strategies
Attending to traditional healers
Believing traditional healers for healingSeeking support from traditional healers
Taking partner to healthcare facilities
Getting help and advice from medical personnelSeeking medical treatment and supportProblem-solving strategies