Significance of Focus group discussion
Focus group discussions (FGDs) are a qualitative research method employed to gather insights from participants through organized group conversations. They were utilized in various studies to explore perceptions, attitudes, and experiences on topics such as healthcare practices, social stigma, and community health issues. FGDs involve selected groups engaging in discussions guided by a semi-structured interview format, facilitating the collection of detailed qualitative data. This method encourages active participation and interaction, resulting in a comprehensive understanding of collective views on specific subjects.
Synonyms: Focus group, Group discussion, Research group, Discussion session, Panel discussion, Group interview, Brainstorming session, Feedback session, Consensus meeting.
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Hindu concept of 'Focus group discussion'
In Hinduism, focus group discussions are a method of expert validation. It involves in-depth interviews with subject matter experts. The aim is to gather their opinions and insights, providing a deeper understanding of the topic.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) Focus Group Discussion is a method used in expert validation, involving in-depth interviews with subject experts to gather their opinions.[1]
The concept of Focus group discussion in scientific sources
Focus group discussions (FGDs) are qualitative research methods involving group conversations that gather insights from participants on various topics, allowing researchers to explore attitudes, experiences, and perceptions in depth, enhancing understanding of specific issues.
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) Focus Group Discussions are small group conversations where participants share their motivations for creating artwork and discuss challenges facing maize conservation, which helps minimize power imbalances.[2] (2) It is a qualitative research method that involves gathering a small group of people to discuss a specific topic, allowing for the exploration of diverse perspectives.[3] (3) Focus group discussions are conducted with different stakeholders using nonprobability targeted sampling to identify themes clarifying the envisaged future of climate finance.[4] (4) Focus group discussions are group interviews used to assess issues not fully covered by questionnaires and to cross-check information, providing detailed insights into the challenges and opportunities of land administration.[5] (5) Focus group discussions are conducted to generate data on how smallholder farmers deal with the problem of climate change and variability, as well as on the roles of institutions in facilitating adaptation.[6]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) It followed the recommended programme evaluation guidelines, as outlined by Krueger and Casey (2015).[7] (2) Focus group discussions were conducted to assess the mothers’ perceptions about children’s food access, offering qualitative data on the challenges and experiences related to food security in the study areas.[8] (3) FGDs bring together groups of participants to discuss their experiences and perspectives, providing insights into wider community norms and cultural contexts related to program implementation.[9] (4) A qualitative method for gathering opinions from a group, were not used to explore mothers' perspectives and in-depth reasons for not utilizing institutional birthing services.[10] (5) Reasons for not using the school’s toilet facilities varied greatly in the survey, and these might be helpful to determine the most important factors for a sanitation facility to be usable and appropriate to their needs.[11]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) Focus group discussions were used to collect data, alongside semi-structured interviews, to explore the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding the roles of community health workers in palliative care delivery.[12] (2) Focus group discussions were conducted with postgraduate students in Kenyan family medicine residencies with COPC programs to gather qualitative data on their experiences and perspectives.[13] (3) These discussions were conducted with registrars as part of the evaluation phase.[14] (4) This interactive discussion was held to explore the reflections created by the buzz pair discussions.[15] (5) These were one of the data collection methods used in the study, involving group conversations to gather information on the topic.[16]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) Focus group discussions are group interviews used to gather qualitative data, exploring participants' perceptions, attitudes, and experiences related to the research topic, such as reasons for CBHI enrolment or non-enrolment.[17] (2) These were conducted to determine current knowledge about Adolescent Reproductive Health, reproductive health problems among adolescents, and other relevant factors.[18] (3) Focus group discussions, as mentioned in the text, are a method used in the study to gather qualitative data on leprosy social stigma, involving discussions among different groups of participants to explore their perspectives and experiences.[19] (4) Focus group discussions are the method of data collection that was used to gather information from community members and school children in the study area.[20] (5) These discussions were used as a method of research in the study to assess the implementation of the Kenya comprehensive school health pilot intervention program.[21]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) These were conducted with medical practitioners to explore factors that both motivate and demotivate their participation in updating activities.[22] (2) A qualitative approach that could not be concluded due to budgetary constraints, which would have shed additional light on some psychosocial issues.[23] (3) A method used to collect data, with groups organized according to content areas covered in the curriculum.[24] (4) These were conducted with nurses and patients at a deep rural, district hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal to explore their attitudes and beliefs about the coexistence of healthcare systems.[25] (5) Sixty-four participants were interviewed during six focus group discussions, held in six locations, representing different geopolitical zones in Nigeria, to gather data.[26]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) The nurse plans to hold a series of focus group discussions to investigate why the drug abuse has increased.[27] (2) Level 3 was achieved during focus group discussions that were held in week 8 to review the process as well as a questionnaire to determine the experiences of the participants and how they had practically implemented the knowledge gained.[28] (3) Focus group discussions were included to allow the students to share their experiences and to trigger concepts mentioned by fellow students that might otherwise not have emerged.[29] (4) This method was used as a triangulation method to gather data, and it involved a process of contribution and comparison among the participants, which was audio recorded.[30] (5) These are conducted post-intervention to gather participants' perceptions of the effectiveness of the standing desks and health messages.[31]
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) This phrase refers to the process of having discussions with donors, which can provide more information during the creation of the questionnaire.[32] (2) These were used in several studies as a method of data collection, allowing researchers to gather insights from multiple participants simultaneously.[33] (3) Data were collected through these interactive sessions, and thematic analysis was employed to analyze the gathered information from the participants.[34] (4) These discussions were conducted with student groups and teaching staff to explore and gather data regarding feedback-seeking behaviour in the study.[35] (5) A qualitative research method that involves guided group discussions to collect diverse insights on a particular topic from participants.[36]
From: South African Journal of HIV Medicine
(1) This is the method used to gather information, and the discussions were held in the students’ home language by a trained facilitator, who focused on the discussion process and an assistant who took notes.[37] (2) These are qualitative research methods used to explore barriers to cervical cancer screening, involving discussions among selected participants.[38] (3) A method used to gather data through conversations with groups of adolescents who receive anti-retroviral therapy at a primary health care clinic in a low socio-economic urban setting in Cape Town.[39] (4) These were conducted with members of Key Populations exploring their experiences of accessing healthcare, as described in the provided text.[40] (5) These were conducted as part of the study with people living with human immunodeficiency virus who also had hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus to gather their perspectives.[41]
From: Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
(1) Focus group discussions (FGDs) were employed as a research method to gather qualitative data, allowing participants to share their ethnoveterinary knowledge and practices related to chicken disease control.[42] (2) The text mentions that focus group discussions were used to gather information, which involves facilitating discussions among selected participants.[43]
From: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
(1) Focus group discussions were held with community members to explore their beliefs, perceptions, and practices related to anthrax, offering insights into cultural factors influencing disease transmission.[44]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) This method was utilized to gather data from participants, allowing for an exploration of the co-construction of meaning and the development of knowledge at the broader group level.[45] (2) This refers to the method used to gather information from a small group of people, and the study describes how these were conducted to understand the viewpoints of prehospital emergency care providers.[46] (3) These were held at the end of the program, as the tenth group session before being discharged from hospital, where data were collected, and the first author posed a range of semi-structured open-ended questions.[47] (4) This is the approach used in the exploratory qualitative research design to explore the contextual influences of sustained adolescent marijuana use in two selected communities in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality of South Africa.[48] (5) These were conducted to collect data on the challenges faced and the training needs of HIV/AIDS counsellors in a specific study, as indicated in the text.[49]
From: Religions Journal (MDPI)
(1) Involves gathering a small group of individuals to discuss a particular topic or issue, allowing for the exploration of diverse perspectives and experiences in a collaborative setting.[50] (2) It describes a moderated conversation involving participants from Nijjor Manush, facilitated by the author, and held on January 30, 2022, to explore specific topics.[51]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) A qualitative method involving health office and primary health center representatives to explore program implementation and identify barriers and inputs.[52]