A focus group discussion involves gathering people from similar. backgrounds or experiences together to discuss a specific topic of. interest.
It is a form of qualitative research where questions are. asked about their perceptions attitudes, beliefs, opinion or ideas.
A Focus Group Discussion (FGD) is a method for collecting qualitative data that gathers community members together to discuss a specific topic.
Questions are open-ended, with the aim of stimulating an informal discussion and investigating people's views in more detail than is possible through a survey.
FGDs can be used to explore the meanings of survey findings that cannot be explained statistically, the range of opinions/views on a topic of interest and to collect a wide variety of local terms.13 jan. 2009