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FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION (FGD) GUIDE & LOG

Moderator guide and interactive session logger for the 3 functional focus groups (Management, IT Personnel, and Frontline Service Staff). Captures shared experiences, team workarounds, institutional barriers, and readiness.

FGD Session Setup & Demographics

FGD Session Code *

Target Group Category *

Venue / Location *

Session Date & Duration *

Participant Counts (Total / M / F) *

Moderator & Note-Taker *

Structured Focus Group Questions (Appendix D)

1. What are the most common data integrity problems your team encounters day to day?

2. What workarounds or informal solutions have you developed to cope with these problems?

3. What barriers make it difficult to adopt new systems or practices in your area?

4. What features or improvements would make the greatest difference to your daily work?

5. How ready do you feel your team is for a transition to a more secure, integrated data system?

6. What concerns, if any, do you have about a new secure framework being introduced?

Closing Question: Is there anything else your team would like decision-makers to know before a new framework is introduced?

Thematic Synthesis & Direct Group Quotes

Direct Quotes from Discussion (for Qualitative Triangulation):

Group Consensus & Moderator Summary:

FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION (FGD) GUIDE & LOG

FGD Session Setup & Demographics

Structured Focus Group Questions (Appendix D)

Thematic Synthesis & Direct Group Quotes

Informed Consent for Research Participation