A Manual for the Use of Focus Groups
This manual is intended for social science and medical researchers who require information quickly on a particular topic of study, to learn about social and cultural issues relating to disease control prevention and treatment. Listed applications include exploratory studies, testing ideas about new programmes, solving specific programme problems, evaluating programmes, and solving staff/management problems. Focus group discussions (FGD) can be "an effective way to get this information and to reveal the range of opinion in a community".