Evaluation of Success of Transmigration East Java In Unit Permukiman Transmigran Tanjung Buka SP.3 Bulungan District, North Kalimantan Province

The purpose of this research is to find out how high the level of success has been achieved, as well as the problems faced by transmigrants. The method used was descriptive qualitative. Thus, the data were obtained from in-depth interviews and triangulation data through Focus Group Discussions and direct observation by withdrawing information from 50 transmigrants chosen purposively. The results of the evaluation research showed the average score based on 9 (nine) measurements of welfare level indicators. It showed that the level of welfare of transmigrants in UPT Tanjung Buka SP.3 was categorized quite well., However, based on data obtained from in-depth interview and observations in the field, there were still some crucial problems in the form of constraints and obstacles which include aspects of land conditions, technical aspects of farming management, road and bridge infrastructure, economy, and social. Keywords: Transmigration, People’s welfare, Bulungan regency Abstrak Tujuan dari penelitian evaluasi keberhasilan penempatan transmigran asal Jawa Timur ini dimaksudkan untuk mengetahui seberapa tinggi tingkat keberhasilan yang telah dicapai, serta permasalahan-permasalahan apa saja yang masih dihadapi oleh transmigran. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, data diperoleh melalui wawancara mendalam (in-depth interview), serta dilakukan triangulasi melalui Diskusi Kelompok Terfokus dengan menggali informasi dari 50 orang transmigran yang dipilih secara purposive, serta melalui observasi atau pengamatan langsung di lapangan. Hasil penelitian evaluasi menunjukan nilai rata-rata berdasarkan pengukuran 9 (sembilan) indikator tingkat kesejahteraan menunjukkan tingkat kesejahteraan transmigran UPT Tanjung Buka SP.3 dapat dikategorikan cukup baik, namun berdasarkan analisis terhadap jawaban kuesioner, pendalaman melalui wawancara mendalam, serta observasi di lapangan, masih terdapat beberapa permasalahan yang cukup krusial berupa kendala dan hambatan yang meliputi aspek kondisi lahan, aspek teknis pengelolaan usaha tani, infrastruktur jalan dan jembatan, ekonomi, dan sosial. Kata Kunci: Transmigrasi, Kesejahteraan rakyat, Kabupaten Bulungan

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Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) Study Protocol: a mixed-methods exploration of paid early childcare in Mukuru slum, Nairobi

BMJ Paediatrics Open ◽

10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000822 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. e000822

Author(s):

Robert C Hughes ◽

Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo ◽

Sunil Bhopal ◽

Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage ◽

Zelee Hill ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Focus Group ◽

Early Years ◽

Epidemiological Methods ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Early Childcare ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Childcare Providers

IntroductionThe early years are critical. Early nurturing care can lay the foundation for human capital accumulation with lifelong benefits. Conversely, early adversity undermines brain development, learning and future earning.Slums are among the most challenging places to spend those early years and are difficult places to care for a child. Shifting family and work structures mean that paid, largely informal, childcare seems to be becoming the ‘new normal’ for many preschool children growing up in rapidly urbanising Africa. However, little is known about the quality of this childcare.AimsTo build a rigorous understanding what childcare strategies are used and why in a typical Nairobi slum, with a particular focus on provision and quality of paid childcare. Through this, to inform evaluation of quality and design and implementation of interventions with the potential to reach some of the most vulnerable children at the most critical time in the life course.Methods and analysisMixed methods will be employed. Qualitative research (in-depth interviews and focus group discussions) with parents/carers will explore need for and decision-making about childcare. A household survey (of 480 households) will estimate the use of different childcare strategies by parents/carers and associated parent/carer characteristics. Subsequently, childcare providers will be mapped and surveyed to document and assess quality of current paid childcare. Semistructured observations will augment self-reported quality with observable characteristics/practices. Finally, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with childcare providers will explore their behaviours and motivations. Qualitative data will be analysed through thematic analysis and triangulation across methods. Quantitative and spatial data will be analysed through epidemiological methods (random effects regression modelling and spatial statistics).Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been granted in the UK and Kenya. Findings will be disseminated through journal publications, community and government stakeholder workshops, policy briefs and social media content.

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Women’s Struggle for a Voice in Local Governance: Challenges for Veiled Women in Haryana, India

Indian Journal of Gender Studies ◽

10.1177/09715215211030585 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 097152152110305

Author(s):

Saroj Rani

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Political Participation ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Local Governance ◽

Local Level ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Depth Interview ◽

Governance Challenges ◽

Experiences Of Women

This study explores the experiences of women as voters and political representatives at the local level. It includes women’s stories which capture the challenges they faced, their resistance and aspiration for change. The study also looks at men’s perception of women’s political participation. The study uses a feminist perspective with qualitative methods. Tools such as in-depth interview, focus group discussions and observations were used to gather data and information.

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Kinship construction variability among Nigerian international migrants: The context of contemporary Diaspora

Human Affairs ◽

10.2478/s13374-011-0044-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Olayinka Akanle ◽

Olanrewau Olutayo

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Life Histories ◽

First Century ◽

Primary Data ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Kinship Networks ◽

Methodological Triangulation ◽

International Migrants ◽

Depth Interviews

AbstractUnderstanding the selves, situations and actions of Africans can never be comprehended outside kinship. Local and foreign worldviews are first pigeonholed into culture and defined within kinship realities in Nigeria and Africa. There have been studies on kinship in Africa. However, the findings from such studies portrayed the immutability of African kinship. Thus, as an important contribution to the on-going engagement of kinship in the twenty-first century as an interface between the contemporary Diaspora, this article engaged kinship within international migration. This is a major behavioural and socio-economic force in Nigeria. Methodological triangulation was adopted as part of the research design and primary data were collected through in-depth interviews (IDIs), and life histories of international migrants were documented and focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with kin of returnees. The article found and concluded that while returnees continued to appreciate local kinship infrastructures, the infrastructures were liable to reconstruction primarily determined by dominant support situations in the traditional African kinship networks.

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Islamic Discourses of Environmental Change on the Swahili Coast of Southern Tanzania

Human Organization ◽

10.17730/1938-3525-80.1.49 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 80 (1) ◽

pp. 49-60

Author(s):

Justin Raycraft

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Social Science ◽

Environmental Change ◽

Belief System ◽

Social Suffering ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Swahili Coast ◽

Making Sense ◽

Depth Interviews

This paper addresses how Makonde Muslim villagers living on the Swahili coast of southern Tanzania conceptualize and discuss environmental change. Through narratives elicited during in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, I show that respondents associate various forms of environmental change—ecological, climatic, political, and socioeconomic—with God’s plan. Respondents had a sound grasp of the material workings of their lived realities and evoked religious causality to fill in the residual explanatory gaps and find meaning in events that were otherwise difficult to explain. Such narratives reveal both a culturally engrained belief system that colors people’s understandings of change and uncertainty and a discursive idiom for making sense of social suffering. On an applied note, I submit that social science approaches to studying environmental change must take into account political and economic contexts relative to local cosmologies, worldviews, and religious faiths, which may not disaggregate the environment into distinct representational categories.

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Persepsi Ibu Terhadap Iklan Vaksin Measles Rubella (MR)

Hasanuddin Journal of Midwifery ◽

10.35317/hajom.v1i1.1788 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Muslimah Muslimah ◽

Dian Ayubi

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Focus Group ◽

Data Collection ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Electronic Media ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Data Collection Process ◽

Depth Interviews

Measles and Rubella (MR) is a disease that is highly contagious and usually occurs in children aged 9 months until the age of 15 years. One effort that can be done to reduce the incidence of the disease is through health promotion about the importance of immunization. Purpose the promotion was packaged in the form of advertisements on electronic media with the aim of building perceptions that the importance of immunization for public health. Methods this research was a qualitative study with a method of collecting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The number of informants in this study was 19 mothers who had children aged 0.9 to 15 years in one of the Puskesmas work areas in Merangin District, Jambi Province. Before the data collection process, all informants were asked to see two MR immunization advertisements. Results that immunization advertisements are interesting and contain humor. Meanwhile, informants who did not give MR immunization to their children tended to be negative towards MR immunization advertisements and tended to ignore the effects that arose if they did not give immunizations to their children. The recommendation that MR immunization advertisements should avoid using the fear arousal method and use the pay off idea method in those ads

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Unlocking Trust in Community Health Systems: Lessons from the Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Pilot Project in Luangwa District, Zambia

International Journal of Health Policy and Management ◽

10.34172/ijhpm.2021.133 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Joseph M. Zulu ◽

Patricia Maritim ◽

Adam Silumbwe ◽

Hikabasa Halwiindi ◽

Patricia Mubita ◽

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Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Health Services ◽

Lymphatic Filariasis ◽

Health Systems ◽

Disability Prevention ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Community Health Systems ◽

Referral Systems ◽

Depth Interviews

Background: Surgery for hydrocele is commonly promoted as part of morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) services for lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, uptake of these surgeries has been suboptimal owing to several community level barriers that have triggered mistrust in such services. This study aimed at documenting mechanisms of unlocking trust in community health systems (CHS) in the context of a LF hydrocele management project that was implemented in Luangwa District, Zambia. Methods: Qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (n=45) in February 2020 in Luangwa District. Thirty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with hydrocele patients, CHWs, health workers, traditional leaders and traditional healers. Two focus group discussions were also conducted with CHWs who had been involved in project implementation with seven participants per group. Data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Results: The use of locally appropriate communication strategies, development of community driven referral systems, working with credible community intermediaries as well as strengthening health systems capacity through providing technical and logistical support enhanced trust in surgery for hydrocele and uptake of the surgeries. Conclusion: Implementation of community led communication and referral systems as well as strengthening health services are vital in unlocking trust in health systems as such mechanisms trigger authentic partnerships, including mutual respect and recognition in the CHS. The mechanisms also enhance confidence in health services among community members.

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Laboratory validation and field usability assessment of a point-of-care test for serum bilirubin levels in neonates in a tropical setting

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14767.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 110

Author(s):

Laurence Thielemans ◽

Ahmar Hashmi ◽

Dah Dah Priscilla ◽

Moo Kho Paw ◽

Tekel Pimolsorntong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Direct Observation ◽

Serum Bilirubin ◽

Point Of Care ◽

Research Unit ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Error Message ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Resource Setting ◽

Technical Accuracy

Background: Screening and monitoring serum bilirubin (SBR) in neonates is crucial to prevent neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NH)-associated morbidity and mortality worldwide. A lack of resources is often a barrier for measuring SBR in developing countries. Reliable, cost-effective, easy to use point-of-care (POC) SBR tests are needed. This study aimed to evaluate the technical accuracy and usability of the Bilistick System (BS), a new bilirubin POC test, in a tropical setting. Methods: This was a mixed-methods study, including laboratory validation of the BS, direct observation of technical procedures as performed by the midwives and midwives’ assessment of the device’s easiness of use through focus group discussions (FGD) and a self-administered questionnaire. The study was conducted in a field clinic of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit along the Thailand-Myanmar border between January and December 2017. Results: A total of 173 samples were tested at a median age of 4 days. BS generated an error message—providing no SBR readout—in 48.6% of the tests performed. For the tests that yielded a result, the correlation coefficient (95% CI) between BS and routine laboratory bilirubinometer SBR was 0.87 (0.77-0.93). The accuracy decreased with increasing haematocrit and at higher humidity (≥75%). Direct observation of the operators using the device and analysis of the focus group discussions and questionnaires indicated that the BS was considered easy to use and required limited training. Conclusions: This evaluation showed that the BS, in its current formulation, does not provide reliable results for measuring SBR in a tropical, low-resource setting but has acceptable usability features.

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Exploring a Model of Whistle Blowing System for Malaysian Municipal Council

International Journal of Financial Research ◽

10.5430/ijfr.v11n3p62 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

Maheran Zakaria ◽

Rahayu Abdul Rahman ◽

Hasnun Anip Bustaman

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Internal Control ◽

Ethical Culture ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Whistle Blowing ◽

Municipal Council ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Depth Interviews

A municipal council is one of the local authorities established under the auspice of Malaysian local government. The objective is to deliver services to a community under its jurisdiction in a sustainable manner, but evidences indicated that the service qualities have deteriorated due to numerous malpractices. The malpractices could be prevented should any of the insiders who witness the incidences whistle blow to those who have power to act. However, not many are willing to report for fear of reprisal, retaliation and even life threatening. Despite that a whistleblowing system is established to encourage whistleblowing, such system has yet to be formed in any of Malaysian municipal councils. Intrigued with the issue, the objective of this study is to explore a model of whistle blowing system for a Malaysian municipal council. A hermeneutic phenomenography study was conducted in which data were gathered through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The participants consisted of four top management and sixty officials from a Malaysian municipal council. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Nvivo 14 and triangulated with other source of documents. The findings from emergent themes proposed a model of the whistleblowing system that consisted of four elements namely protection, internal control policies, incentives and ethical culture. This discovery provides useful insights to policy makers, relevant authorities, and academic fraternities of the model of whistle blowing system that will alleviate malpractices and thus elevate the transparency, efficiency and integrity of the municipal council to the fullest.

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Laboratory validation and field usability assessment of a point-of-care test for serum bilirubin levels in neonates in a tropical setting

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14767.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 110 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laurence Thielemans ◽

Ahmar Hashmi ◽

Dah Dah Priscilla ◽

Moo Kho Paw ◽

Tekel Pimolsorntong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Direct Observation ◽

Serum Bilirubin ◽

Point Of Care ◽

Research Unit ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Error Message ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Resource Setting ◽

Technical Accuracy

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Myth of the Informal Sector: A Study on the Sexual Harassment of Female Adolescents in Four Motor Garages in Ilorin, Nigeria

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology ◽

10.1163/15691497-12341458 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 717-735 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ali Arazeem Abdullahi ◽

Mariam Seedat Khan ◽

Tomilola Ifeoluwa Ajimati

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Informal Sector ◽

Female Adolescent ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Late Adolescents ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstract This study investigates the vulnerability of the female adolescent to sexual harassment in motor garages in Ilorin, Nigeria. While informal organizations such as motor garages remain the stronghold of the economy in Ilorin, they also provide fertile-grounds for sexual harassment of female adolescents. This study explored the patterns, perceptions, and experiences of female adolescent hawkers who experienced sexual harassment in four selected motor garages in Ilorin, Nigeria. Data for this study was gathered using semi-structured, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The study found that sexual harassment of female adolescents in motor garages in Ilorin was pervasive, widespread, and alarming. All participants disclosed they had experienced some forms of sexual harassment in their day-to-day activities. However, perceptions about the severity of the sexual harassment vary from early, middle to late adolescents interviewed. Although, none of the participants disclosed being raped, some revealed that some of their friends had been victims of rape. This study recommends measures to minimize sexual harassment in informal organizations such as motor garages in Ilorin.

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