I think many ethics review boards require safeguards against the
public dissemination of raw focus group data.



On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Barbara Krimgold wrote:

> My example is not from Canada, but it is an interesting example of
> qualitative
> work with the poor done in a World Bank report 2000 by Deepa Narayan
> called "Voices of the Poor:  Can Anyone Hear Us?" which starts with this
> quote:
>
> "Poverty is pain; it feels like a disease.  It attacks a person not only
> materially
> but also morally.  It eats away one's dignity and drives one into total
> despair."
>
> a poor woman in Moldova, 1997.
>
> I recommend this book to people interested in this type of work.
>
> Barbara Krimgold
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gayle Rutherford [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 3:36 PM
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> Subject: Use of focus groups & poverty
>
>
> Hi,
> I would like to access reports or documentation of focus groups that have
> been conducted with individuals living on low-income, particularly related
> to the relationship between low-income and health.   I am interested in
> focus groups (or other methods of qualitative data collection) that have
> been conducted in Canada over the past 5 years with any of the population
> groups known to be most affected by poverty.
>
> I believe that it is important for the people most affected by poverty to
> have a voice and to be involved as much as possible in the development of
> solutions.  However, I would like to avoid duplication if this information
> has already been gathered and can be shared.
> I look forward to your responses.
>
> Gayle Rutherford, Rutherford Consulting Group Inc.
> 108 Valhalla Cres. N.W.
> Calgary, AB T3A 1Z9
> Phone 403-286-5983
> [log in to unmask]
>
> One person living in poverty said to me, "This takes time, effort and
> support.  If we give the time and effort can we count on your support to
> improve the circumstances that we find unhealthy?"
>
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