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Title The focus group as a tool for health research: issues in design and analysis
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41278
Date 1994
Author(s) Bender, Deborah E.; Ewbank, Douglas
Abstract The focus group is a technique for eliciting information from specific population subgroups. Issues addressed may be little known or relatively well known to the researcher. The method is most effectively used when the objective of the investigation is to elicit points of view of client or consumer groups which may differ from those of providers. Despite the frequency with which focus groups are used, few published materials describe the practical application of the method. This paper presents a detailed methodology for the conduct of focus groups and analysis of focusgroup data with the intention of improving its use among researchers and health-care professionals. Data from two studies, immunization compliance in West Africa, and barriers to use of prenatal-care services in Bolivia, are used as illustrative examples. - no
Subject(s) focus groups; health research; focus group methodology; immunization compliance; West Africa; prenatal-care services; Bolivia; mdcn-pblc; scls-sclg
Language en_AU
Publisher Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Type of publication pjournal
Format 52571 bytes; application/pdf
Rights yes
Identifier apr; 1; 63-79; Health Transition Review; 4; 1994; 591
Repository Canberra - Australian National University
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