Focus Group Methods for Formative Research in Child Survival: An Ivoirian Example
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Quarterly of Community Health Education
- Vol. 8 (4) , 297-316
- https://doi.org/10.2190/pn0p-rujr-juxb-xxqa
Abstract
The study reported here represents the ongoing development of focus group interview methods in support of health education planning for child survival programs in the CCCD project in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using illustrative examples from a field experience in Cote d'Ivoire, methods that enhance the usefulness and validity of focus group interviews for health program planning are discussed.Keywords
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