SOP 10. Carrying out team debriefings (FGDs) I. PURPOSE. To provide research teams with guidance on how to conduct team debriefing meetings following data collection episodes. II. RATIONALE. We plan to conduct focus group discussions with three groups of patients in Muheza, Tanzania; HIV-positive people receiving anti-retroviral treatment and treatment for malaria; HIV-negative people receiving only treatment for malaria and HIV-positive people receiving only anti-retroviral treatment. This is to explore perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment, and to compare these between groups of people who do and do not currently take treatment for HIV. Add summary of project and method rationale. III. SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS Record of all FGDs completed in specified period (Enrolment forms) Record of all Contact Summary forms for FGDs in specified period FGD Planner Log Debriefing minutes form Notepad Clipboard Pens IV. DEFINITIONS: ACT: Artimesinin-combination therapy for treatment of malaria ART: anti-retroviral therapy for treatment of HIV FGD: focus group discussion; a qualitative method to elicit opinions from a group of people, representing a quasi-naturalised social setting to facilitate participation.
SOP 10. Carrying out team debriefings (FGDs) I. PURPOSE. To provide research teams with guidance on how to conduct team debriefing meetings following data collection episodes. II. RATIONALE. We plan to conduct focus group discussions with three groups of patients in Muheza, Tanzania; HIV-positive people receiving anti-retroviral treatment and treatment for malaria; HIV-negative people receiving only treatment for malaria and HIV-positive people receiving only anti-retroviral treatment. This is to explore perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment, and to compare these between groups of people who do and do not currently take treatment for HIV. Add summary of project and method rationale. III. SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS Record of all FGDs completed in specified period (Enrolment forms) Record of all Contact Summary forms for FGDs in specified period FGD Planner Log Debriefing minutes form Notepad Clipboard Pens IV. DEFINITIONS: ACT: Artimesinin-combination therapy for treatment of malaria ART: anti-retroviral therapy for treatment of HIV FGD: focus group discussion; a qualitative method to elicit opinions from a group of people, representing a quasi-naturalised social setting to facilitate participation.