Sharing experiences and dilemmas of conducting focus group discussions on HIV and tuberculosis in resource-poor settings

International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-14

  Theobald, sally ^a   Nyirenda, Lot ^b   Tulloch, Olivia ^a   Makwiza, Ireen ^b   Soonthorndhada, Amara ^c   Tolhurst, Rachel ^a   Bongololo, Grace ^b   Sanou, Armande ^d   Katjire, Marjorie ^e   Kilonzo, Nduku ^f   Yan, Fei ^g   Al Aghbari, Nasher ^h   Al Sonboli, Najla ⁱ   Cuevas, Rachel Anderson de ^a   Fergusson, Pamela ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Groupe de Recherche Action en Sante   (Burkina Faso)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^f KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^g FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h Al Thawra General Teaching Hospital   (Yemen)

ⁱ SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Focus group discussions; HIV; Research methods; Resource poor settings; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952618366     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.09.006     Document Type: Review

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