Table 5 Focus group format: key questions and group tasks initiated within each focus group discussion
Key question | Participatory activity |
|---|---|
Which animals / species do you consider are affected by worms / gastrointestinal parasites? | List responses |
How do you know that an animal has worms? What signs do you see? | List responses |
Construct matrix of species and signs of worms | |
What do you use to treat worms in your donkey / cattle and small ruminant? (List and then rank by preference / efficacy within each species) | List treatments |
Rank by preference / efficacy within each species | |
Why do you use these plants? | Matrix and group discussion |
A matrix was constructed with each plant species named and matrix headings were cost, ease of use, availability, side effects, when particular worm seen, animal species treated and benefits working ability. | |
The matrix was filled in with + / - or neutral for each column. | |
Additional questions were asked during discussions: | |
Where do you get the plant from? | |
How do you know that it is effective? | |
If plant based remedies not volunteered for worms–why not? | |
Do you or anyone in your village use plant based treatments for anything else? | |
Are there any circumstances where you would return to the use of plant based treatments? | |
Would you spend money on worming your donkeys? | Group discussion |
If you thought a plant was effective against worms would you grow it specifically to use in your donkeys? | Group discussion |
Are there people in the village that know about or supply plant based treatments for wormers? | Group discussion |