were within the location. During the focus group discussion one research assistant facilitated discussions while the other took notes and recorded the general consensus of the discussion on provided paper. Parental consent was obtained for the interviews of adolescents and the focus groups. The rationale for the study was explained and the seeking of permission to participate were done verbally and parents agreed and supported the idea of soliciting adolescents’ views about health service delivery for the adolescents. The nurse that accompanied research assistants had focus group discussions with 5 to 10 parents at the village level. The village leaders had already been informed that people from the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare would come to the village and discuss some health issues with his/her subjects. Therefore, there were more than 10 people at the chief’s place waiting for Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, it was explained that the study needed only 5 to 10 participants and people simply complied. The discussion was also held at the chief’s place in the open but again like with adolescents it was only participants who were allowed to be at the place of focus group discussions. Three were vehicles were hired and used for this study and three teams were formed where each team was assigned 2 districts. Each team was made up of two research assistants accompanied by one experienced nurse in issues of adolescents. The consultant accompanied a team that went to Mafeteng and Maseru districts. All teams had an introduction letter from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare which explained that the study was authorised by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The respondents were assured of confidentiality and it was clearly indicated that they were free to participate in the study. Data Analysis Data collected were in two forms namely simple descriptive of the scenarios as stated by the various responses from the questions. In this case the analysis simple reported information as sated by various respondents. The general observation made about the state of the art in
were within the location. During the focus group discussion one research assistant facilitated discussions while the other took notes and recorded the general consensus of the discussion on provided paper. Parental consent was obtained for the interviews of adolescents and the focus groups. The rationale for the study was explained and the seeking of permission to participate were done verbally and parents agreed and supported the idea of soliciting adolescents’ views about health service delivery for the adolescents. The nurse that accompanied research assistants had focus group discussions with 5 to 10 parents at the village level. The village leaders had already been informed that people from the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare would come to the village and discuss some health issues with his/her subjects. Therefore, there were more than 10 people at the chief’s place waiting for Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, it was explained that the study needed only 5 to 10 participants and people simply complied. The discussion was also held at the chief’s place in the open but again like with adolescents it was only participants who were allowed to be at the place of focus group discussions. Three were vehicles were hired and used for this study and three teams were formed where each team was assigned 2 districts. Each team was made up of two research assistants accompanied by one experienced nurse in issues of adolescents. The consultant accompanied a team that went to Mafeteng and Maseru districts. All teams had an introduction letter from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare which explained that the study was authorised by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The respondents were assured of confidentiality and it was clearly indicated that they were free to participate in the study. Data Analysis Data collected were in two forms namely simple descriptive of the scenarios as stated by the various responses from the questions. In this case the analysis simple reported information as sated by various respondents. The general observation made about the state of the art in