Execution and challenges of using focus group discussions as a research tool for secondary school students
Introduction: Focus group discussions (FGD) are a valuable method to obtain information and explore attitudes, feelings and views on a subject of research, especially when existing knowledge of the subject is inadequate. We used FGD as a tool to develop a cardiovascular disease (CVD) behavioural int...
| Main Authors: | Vidyadaran, Sharmili, Abdullah, Maha, Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal, Mohd Tohit, Eusni Rahayu, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Khor, Geok Lin, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Leong, Joyce Whye Sook, Choo, Beng Huat, Ramasamy, Rajesh, Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh, Chan, Yoke Mun, Abdulmumin, Saad |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14632/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14632/1/Execution%20and%20Challenges%20of%20Using%20Focus%20Group%20Discussions%20as%20a.pdf |
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