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Appendix A2 - Key Informants 1. President, Young Leaders Programme, Grenada Boys’ Secondary School, 2 nd Place in Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBTT) Young Leaders Programme 2001 – 2002, Grenada. 2. President & Public Relations Officer, Young Leaders Programme, Anglican High School, 1 st Place in Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBTT) Young Leaders Programme 2001 – 2002, Grenada. 3. Dave Alexander, Drug Avoidance Officer, Drug Control Secretariat, Ministry of Health and the Environment, Grenada. 4. Nurse Sylvester, AIDS Coordinator, SID/AIDS Unit, Ministry of Health and the Environment, Grenada. 5. Judy Benoit, AIDS Educator, National AIDS Programme, Ministry of Health and the Environment, Grenada. 6. Terry Charles, Director General, Grenada Red Cross Society, Grenada. 7. Nurse, Rathdune Treatment Centre, Grenada. 8. 20 year-old male drug addict, Rathdune Treatment Centre, Grenada. 53
Appendix B1 – Focus Group Questions • What is a drug? • Do young people use drugs in Grenada? Let’s discuss drug usage among youths in Grenada (types, most common, legal, illegal). • Why do young people use drugs? (age of first use among youths) • How do young people behave after using drugs? • Do young people have sex in Grenada? Let’s discuss sexual behavior among young people (age of commencement of sexual activity). • Do young people use protection? Why and /or why not? • Do young people between the ages of (which ever group I am working with) engage in other kinds of sexual activities? What are the reasons for this kind of behavior? • Do young people have sex with one partner at a time (e.g. boy or girl friend) or any male? Provide reasons for answer provided. • Do young people take drugs to have sex? Why? • Who is responsible for using contraceptive during sex? Is it the male or the female? Why? • How is HIV/AIDS contracted? • Do you think that there is a problem of HIV/AIDS in Grenada? Why do you say that? • Which age group do you think is most at risk for contracting/getting HIV/AIDS in Grenada? Why do you say that? • Do you think there is a link between drug use and contracting HIV/AIDS? Give a reason for your answer. • What do you know about programs or measures in place in Grenada (past and present) to address the issues of drug use and HIV/AIDS among young people? Comment on their effectiveness. • If you were placed on a committee to develop programs for sensitizing young people about drug use and HIV/AIDS to ensure a positive response, what would you do? • If the persons in authority in Grenada were to put together the best programs to prevent drugs use/abuse and HIV/AIDS among youths, are there other things that young people would need to ensure that they respond positively to these programs/measures? What are they? • Last comments • NB: Although the guide is written in an impersonal tone, based on the responses provided by participants, direct questions are posed, e.g. why did you have sex or what age was your first sexual encounter? 54
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