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Showing 1 to 20 of 303 for “"Key Informant Interviews"”.
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Using key informant interviews to better understand differences in how local health departments inspect school share tables
… leftover share tables items. Telephone interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were coded using inductive content analysis. The results showed that health inspectors viewed hand contamination as the primary risk factor for foodborne illness. All …
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Towards Achieving the 95% Treatment Coverage for Hard-to-Reach Populations Living with HIV and AIDS in Lusaka, Zambia Using Community Retail Pharmacies to Improve Access to Antiretroviral Therapy
… pharmacies in Zambia's urban settings based on key stakeholders' perceptions. Methods: This qualitative study utilized a mix of focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Three focus group discussions were conducted with pharmacists practicing in Zambia. Three key informant interviews …
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Student Aptitude and Student Performance With the Case Study Method in College Level Introductory Accounting
… to the cases, together with evidence from key informant interviews, suggested that students were unable to master technical content using the case method. Both the statistical results and key informant interviews confirmed that students experienced difficulties in the introductory …
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Preliminary Validation of a Native American Food Safety Knowledge Survey
… item discrimination, and internal consistency. Key informant interviews were conducted with six participants who fit the inclusionary criteria. Key informant interviews were used to assess the cultural appropriateness of the survey as it pertains to level of difficulty, format, wording and …
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Healthy Stores For Healthy Communities
… store surveys (2) Public Intercept Surveys (3) Key informant interviews. The observational surveys were conducted first, and there was a 66% completion rate in Santa Clara County, and as of August 12, 2016 there are 355 public intercept surveys completed. The key informant interviews will be …
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Mobilising biodiversity data gathered during environmental impact assessments in South Africa
… review of the available literature, preliminary interviews, surveys, and key-informant interviews. Preliminary interviews identified that the experts hired to conduct biodiversity surveys during EIAs play the most important role in sharing data gathered on SCC. Consequently, surveys were sent to …
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Factors associated with participation in a phase three cardiac rehabilitation programme
… comprised of focus group discussions (n = 3) and key-informant interviews (n = 5 current members and n = 5 ex-members). Staff participants (n = 9) included the Biokineticists, programme managers and sales consultants who participated in key-informant interviews and provided their perceptions and …
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Community Impact of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Rural Uganda
… interviewed using qualitative free-listing and key-informant interviews. Respondents identified 5 important categories of change in the community related to the IPT-G program: 1) Improved school attendance for children; 2) Improved productivity in agriculture and animal husbandry; 3) Improved …
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Strengthening Maize Dolichos Lab Lab Intercrop Enterprise to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change for Economic Development in Uchira Village Community” Tanzania
… obtained using structured questionnaires and key informant interviews. In total 80 respondents were randomly selected for interviews whereby 20 extra knowledgeable farmers were purposefully sampled for a key informant interviews. Findings showed that local people perceived climate change and …
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Gaining Gold Medals and Gowns: Equilibrating the Dual Career of Student-Athletes with Online Education
… was collected using focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a demographic questionnaire. Student-athletes from all varsity teams were purposively selected for two revenue sports sessions and two non-revenue sports sessions targeting 6-8 athletes in each group. Five key informant …
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Transnational satellites in Asia & the globalisation of television
… Using a multi-media approach including key-informant interviews, secondary data on audiences, and content analysis of advertising, this comprehensive research describes and analyses the salient aspects of the impact of transnational satellite television on the television and advertising …
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The Antecedents, Process, and Consequences of Female Sterilization for Low-Income Women in Mumbai
… the dynamics of sterilization, 37 in-depth interviews were conducted with sterilized women from the study community, as well as key informant interviews with community men, providers and government officials. The results indicate that sterilization decisions are made after exceeding ideal …
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Climate change and coastal vulnerability: application of vulnerability assessment methodologies in two coastal communities in South Africa
… discussions, the review of secondary data, and key informant interviews. Secondly, this project aimed to assess the potential contribution of a 'rapid vulnerability assessment' (RVA) methodology, conducted in the same two coastal fishing communities, to gain information required to identify …
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Consumers' Need for Information on Supplements
… in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as well as, seven key informant interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. Audio tapes were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis to identify emergent themes. Data analysis yielded over 400 codes from the focus groups and key …
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Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at a Large Community Medical Center
… review and needs assessment that included key informant interviews, a general survey for registered nurses, and a focus group. A total of nine nursing leadership staff from the medical center participated in the key informant interviews, 141 registered nurses from the medical center …
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The recent spike in illicit tobacco trade in South Africa
… information gathered from semi-structured key informant interviews in order to derive expert insights into the spike. The results indicate that the tobacco industry as a whole is using a variety of tactics to protect their interests. This thesis suggests that the recent increase in the …
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A Gendered Perspective On Migrant Women Farmers’ Lived Experiences In The Brong-Ahafo Region Of Ghana
… settlements in BAR to farm. Using 30 in-depth interviews, 5 focus group discussions and 10 key informant interviews, the study investigated migrant women’s productive and reproductive challenges, how they navigate these limitations, and the current state of livelihood improvement interventions. …
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A Sustainability Assessment of the Harte Trail
… public. This sustainability assessment, based on key-informant interviews with members of stakeholder groups and a public engagement survey, led to recommendations about how regenerative sustainability could apply. The results indicated several areas where the trail can be improved. For example, …
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Change and Integration in Senior Health Care Systems: The Case of Sault Ste. Marie
… Data sources were non-participant observations, key informant interviews, focus groups, and texts. Institutional ethnographic local and high level analyses methods were used to analyze this data. Results identified many more restraining than driving forces for integration within Sault Ste. …
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Accounting for the differential gentrification outcomes of the Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, Cape Town
… same city. Based on the literature reviewed and key informant interviews this study finds that gentrification does not develop as a single process. The pace and potential for gentrification is determined by the contextual particularities, investment opportunities and the nature and strength of …
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