This article provides basic information about how to conduct a focus group.

The steps described are:

• Preparing for a Focus Group
• Conducting a Focus Group
• Note Taking Hints for Observers
• Analysis
• The Take Away

This website explains how to conduct a focus group.

The site divides the activity of conducting a focus group into ‘three main phases’ - before, during, and after.

On this page the author explains the steps involved in preparing for the focus group, how to conduct it, and what to do with the information gathered from it.

This is a concise set of guidelines and sample questions for a focus group with youth about HIV/AIDS.

It includes information on gow to organize a focus group, and provides a list of suggested questions.

This is a guide to conducting focus group interviews, including the following steps:

These guidelines provide a step by step approach for conducting focus groups.

It starts by advising the planning of the study with the input of the strategy team, stakeholders, and research experts so that collaboratively the group determines:

This guide covers the three most common barriers to youth focus groups and suggestions for overcoming them. Some barriers include: violations of privacy, capacity for commitment, and lack of interest.

Taken from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Making Health Communicaton Programs Work, this form allows a program to screen participants for a focus group discussion.

Taken from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Making Health Communication Programs Work," this guide spells out the steps to be taken by a focus group moderator.

This guide is directed at non-governmental organizations and specifically addresses the topic of engaging stakeholders in designing, monitoring and evaluating programs.