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The study focused on women and health workers' experiences with information in rural Uganda.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Face\u2010to\u2010face interviews (82) were conducted using an interview schedule that consisted of open questions and one relating to health information critical incidents. A holistic inductive paradigm was used with a grounded theory analysis. An \u201cInteraction\u2010value model\u201d emerged from the study. 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