title: Focus group methods for formative research in child survival: an ivoirian example.
abstract: The study reported here represents the ongoing development of focus group interview methods in support of health education planning for child survival programs in the CCCD project in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using illustrative examples from a field experience in Cote d'lvoire, methods that enhance the usefulness and validity of focus group interviews for health program planning are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion/Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kouame
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guessan