"Focus Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Focus Groups- Focus Groups
- Focus Group
- Group, Focus
- Groups, Focus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in Profiles.
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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Feb 10; 10(2).
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Accessing medical records for research in South African public hospitals: a reflective narrative. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 27; 25(1):155.
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Factors associated with occupational injuries among bricklayers and carpenters in Building Construction: insights from a mixed methods study in Osun State, Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 2025 01 22; 25(1):277.
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Sisonke Ntwana: Describing the mechanisms of change of an arts-based intervention for pregnant and parenting adolescents experiencing violence and poor mental health in South Africa. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Mar; 161:107248.
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"You go an extra mile": a qualitative study of community health worker perspectives in a health promotion intervention in urban South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 23; 24(1):1641.
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Amplifying youth voices: young people's recommendations for policy and practice to enhance vaccine acceptability. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 18; 24(1):1425.
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Culture, community, and cancer: understandings of breast cancer from a non-lived experience among women living in Soweto. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Nov 06; 24(1):594.
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South African Parents' and Grandparents' Perspectives on the Acceptability of Implant Delivery of Treatment to Young Children with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jan; 29(1):13-21.
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Perceptions of roles of community healthcare workers in early childhood in Limpopo, South Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2024 Oct 18; 16(1):e1-e10.
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Development and feasibility testing of a time-restricted eating intervention for women living with overweight/obesity and HIV in a resource-limited setting of South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 10 10; 24(1):2768.