Title:
Qualitative methods in public health : a field guide for applied research
Author:
Ulin, Priscilla R.
ISBN:
9780787976347
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2005.
Physical Description:
xxii, 318 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Invitation to explore -- Ch. 2. The language and logic of qualitative research -- Ch. 3. Designing the study -- Ch. 4. Collecting qualitative data : the science and the art -- Ch. 5. Logistics in the field -- Ch. 6. Qualitative data analysis -- Ch. 7. Putting it into words : reporting qualitative research results -- Ch. 8. Disseminating qualitative research -- App. 1. Samples of behavioral frameworks -- App. 2. Examples of oral consent forms -- App. 3. Example of a qualitative-quantitative research design -- App. 4. Procedural guidelines for managing focus group discussions -- App. 5. Sample budget categories for planning focus group discussions -- App. 6. Topic guides for focus group discussions on reproductive health -- App. 7. Sample interviewer training program agenda -- App. 8. Common errors in moderating focus groups -- App. 9. Critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) : ten questions to help you make sense of qualitative research -- App. 10. Where to publish.
App. 11. Sample research brief on the female condom -- App. 12. Who is an author? -- App. 13. Sample brochure to share qualitative study findings with participating communities -- App. 14. Making study findings accessible to other researchers.
Abstract:
"Written for faculty, students, and practitioners in public health research, promotion, and education Qualitative Methods in Public Health will help those with prior research experience expand their repertoire to include qualitative methods. The book also contains up-to-date illustrations from a wealth of topics such as reproductive choice, sexual risk and protection, gender relations, and other areas critical to understanding population, health, and disease."--BOOK JACKET.