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• How do you feel about the items you have?
• What among the items left by your late
parents/guardians would you like to have?
10. What causes young people like you to have trouble
sleeping? How frequently does this occur?
11. What is AIDS and how is it transmitted? What is the
source of your information?
12. What role do you see yourself playing in improving
your own life and the lives of other orphans and vulnerable
children? (Expected answers: supporting each
other and caregivers; surveillance of other children in
the community for the early identification of vulnerable
children)
13. What are your plans for the future?
Thank you very much for your participation.
Topic Guide for Focus Group Discussion with
Child Heads of Households
(Family Health International/Zambia, 2002)
INTRODUCTION:
My name is _______________________ and my colleagues
and I are gathering information on orphans and
vulnerable children on behalf of FHI and SCOPE. We
would like to find out from you various things about the
lives of orphans and vulnerable children as well as their
parents/guardians. The information you give us will help
FHI and SCOPE plan for activities that improve the lives
of orphans and vulnerable children and their caregivers.
Methodology
A reporter who will also be a psychosocial support person
will take notes on the discussion. The discussion will
also be tape-recorded by audiocassette.
1. How long have you been heads of household?
2. What changes have you experienced in your lives since
you became heads of households?
3. What makes you happy about being heads of household?
4. How do you organize the roles within the household?
• How are duties allocated? How well is this working?
• How do your siblings help you with running the
home?
• Who else do you receive assistance from?
• What are you proud of in terms of how you run your
household?
5. What is the hardest part of being a head of household?
Probe:
• Meeting daily needs of the family?
• Getting the compliance of the younger children?
• Having the necessary skills?
• Budgeting for the family?
6. What feelings did you experience before and after
your parent(s) died?
• How did you feel when you realized that you were
going to become a head of household?
• What did you do that helped you cope with those feelings?
7. What preparation did you receive for your role as head
of household?
• What guidance did your parents give before they died?
How helpful has this been?
• If not, what kind of guidance do you wish you would
have received?
• What guidance have you been receiving from anyone
else on how to run the household?
8. What type of training would you need to help you perform
your role as head of household more effectively?
9. What do you do when you feel sad, overwhelmed, and
so on?
Probe:
• Take alcohol and/or drugs to get relief?
• Seek solace in a boyfriend/girlfriend?
• What are the issues surrounding sex (e.g., pregnancy,
STDs, and HIV/AIDS)?
• If what you do is not effective, what steps do you think
others can take to help reduce this pain in you?
10. How do you view your situation as head of household
in terms of how long it will last?
11. What will your lives be like in 5 years?
Thank you for your participation.
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