{"id":8597,"date":"2026-03-11T12:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/applying-communication-for-health-research-tools-focus-group-discussions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:06:04","slug":"applying-communication-for-health-research-tools-focus-group-discussions","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/applying-communication-for-health-research-tools-focus-group-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying communication for health: research tools: focus group discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/images\/default-source\/western-pacific-(wpro)\/initiatives\/focus-group-discussions.tmb-479v.jpg?sfvrsn=720969c9_1\" alt=\"Applying communication for health: research tools: focus group discussions\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/03b1aa03-f0f1-4ec5-8d3a-26631f08b056\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/03b1aa03-f0f1-4ec5-8d3a-26631f08b056\/content')\">Download <span>(1.5 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p><strong>Focus group discussions<\/strong> is part of a series of research tools to support the C4H application. The series aims to equip communications professionals with the foundational knowledge and skills to better inform, plan, implement and evaluate an evidence-based, impact-driven and targeted C4H intervention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are FGDs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FGDs are relatively formal in-depth guided<br \/>\ndiscussions with a group of people who share a<br \/>\ncharacteristic and are brought together to<br \/>\ndiscuss a particular topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621041\">Applying communication for health: planning guide<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621058\">Applying communication for health: research tools: surveys<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621072\">Applying communication for health: research tools: qualitative interviews<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621065\">Applying communication for health: research tools: viewing panel sessions<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621089\">Applying communication for health: research tools: most significant change<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nCommunication for health,                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nWHO Western Pacific                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization. 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