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Sample
Focus Group Protocol
“Wait for Sex” Program
- Greeting. Introduce self/role.
- Youth introduce themselves.
- "Tell me what sort of activities that you might participate in at
(name of organization) (or ask them something else to get them talking
about themselves)."
- Explain what a focus group is and the purpose of this focus group.
- Tell group that the session will be audiotaped and explain why.
- What
things have you liked most about the "Wait for Sex" program?
Why? [Probe: favorite activities; favorite lessons]
- What
do you think about how the program leaders run the program? —
like the amount of time for them to talk about the lessons; the amount
of time for activities; the type of field trips; the surveys, etc.
- What
were the main things you learned from the program?
- Future
goals:
- Do you think this program can help kids your age set goals for their
future, or have more ideas about what they can do in the future? Why
or why not? [Probe: If not, then what can the program do to help kids
in this area, if anything?]
- Did
the program help you to set goals for your future, or have more
ideas about what you can do in the future? Why or why not?
- Delaying
sex:
- Do you think that this program can help kids your age to learn the
ways to delay having sex? Do you think the program can help kids want
to delay sex? Why or why not? [Probe: If not, then what can the program
do to help kids in the area, if anything]
- Did
the program help you learn ways to delay having sex? Did it make
you want to delay having sex? Why or why not?
- Talking
to parents:
- Do
you think this program can help kids your age talk to their parents
more about sex? Why or why not? [Probe: If not, then what can the
program do to help kids in this area, if anything?]
- Do
you think that this program helped you talk to your parents more
about sex? Why or why not?
- What are some of the things that you did not like about the program?
Why or why not? [Probe: What can the program leaders do to fix the things
youth don't like?]
- Is there anything else that you can tell me about your experience
with the "Wait for Sex" Program? [Probe: Are there any things
you can share, either good or bad, that could help us make the program
better?]
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