Oliveira Dora Lucia de
Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2011 Jul;16(7):3093-102. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232011000800009.
The methodology of focus groups has been increasingly employed in the context of research in the social sciences, particularly in health-related inquiries. Considerations about the sensitive aspects of such research are not, however, very often seen in research reports or discussion on ways of conducting sensitive research. The scope of this paper is to share an experience of conducting focus group research on sensitive topics, such as AIDS, risk and sexual issues, highlighting some methodological issues. More specifically, it suggests ways of working with teenage girls in focus groups about sensitive topics. The advantages of the use of focus groups to explore views on HIV/AIDS and other sexual risks are also discussed. Socio-cultural approaches to risk and feminist thinking permeate the main arguments.
焦点小组方法在社会科学研究领域，尤其是与健康相关的调查中得到了越来越广泛的应用。然而，在研究报告或关于开展敏感性研究方法的讨论中，却很少见到对这类研究敏感方面的考量。本文旨在分享开展关于艾滋病、风险和性问题等敏感话题的焦点小组研究的经验，突出一些方法学问题。更具体地说，它提出了在焦点小组中与少女探讨敏感话题的工作方式。还讨论了使用焦点小组来探究对艾滋病毒/艾滋病及其他性风险看法的优点。对风险的社会文化方法和女性主义思想贯穿于主要论点之中。
