@article{fdi:010074710,
  title = {{C}ombining causal model and focus group discussions : experiences learned from a socio-anthropological research on the differing perceptions of caretakers and health professionals on children's health ({B}olivia/{P}eru)},
  author = {{L}ef{\`e}vre, {P}. and {S}uremain, {C}harles-{E}douard de and {R}ubin de {C}elis, {E}. and {S}ejas, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he paper discusses the utility of constructing causal models in focus groups. {T}his was experienced as a complement to an in-depth ethnographic research on the differing perceptions of caretakers and health professionals on child's growth and development in {P}eru and {B}olivia. {T}he rational, advantages, difficulties and necessary adaptations of combining the two techniques are discussed on the basis of concrete examples. {A}uthors conclude that the building of a causal model in a focus group session can be useful in comparing lay etiologies of diseases as perceived by different categories of caretakers and health professionals and in identifying specific health risks faced by children. {C}ausal model building in a focus group can help renew discussions and participants'interest but its use is only justified when the study concerns the perception of the causality of a given phenomenon.},
  keywords = {{ANTHROPOLOGIE} {DE} {LA} {SANTE} ; {ENFANT} ; {SANTE} ; {SYSTEME} {DE} {REPRESENTATIONS} ; {ITINERAIRE} {THERAPEUTIQUE} ; {COMMUNAUTE} {AMERINDIENNE} ; {PERSONNEL} {DE} {SANTE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {COCHABAMBA} ; {PEROU} ; {CHAVEZ} {RANCHO} ; {CHOCAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Q}ualitative {R}eport},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1--17},
  ISSN = {1052-0147},
  year = {2004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074710},
}