WhatsApp-Based Focus Groups Among Mexican-Origin Women in Zika Risk Area: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Data Quality.
Elizabeth J AndersonMary P KossAna Lucía Castro LuqueDavid O GarciaElise C LopezKacey C ErnstPublished in: JMIR formative research (2021)
The findings are noteworthy at a time when face-to-face focus groups, the gold standard, are risky or precluded by safe COVID-19 guidelines. Other implications include more applications and evaluations of WhatsApp for delivering one-on-one or group health education interventions on sensitive topics. This paper outlines the key steps and considerations for the replication or adaptation of methods.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- quality improvement
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- zika virus
- mental health
- clinical practice
- pregnancy outcomes
- dengue virus
- health information
- breast cancer risk
- type diabetes
- health promotion
- metabolic syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle