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Enhancing Research With Migrant Women Through Focus Groups

Luciana Ruppenthal

School of Nursing, McGill University

Jodi Tuck

Emergency Department, McGill University Health Centre

Anita J. Gagnon

School of Nursing and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, McGill University Health Centre

Recent systematic reviews of measurement strategies have identified a striking lack of data to support the validity of most questionnaires used with multiethnic, migrant populations. In the context of two ongoing research studies examining the reproductive health needs of migrant women in Canada, cultural validation was required for proposed study questionnaires and protocols in a total of 13 languages. Multilingual, multiethnic women with various migrant profiles were recruited from the community to review research materials in a series of focus groups. Recommendations by these women were made in relation to consent and interpretation procedures, development of trust in research, home visits after birth, approaches to sensitive topics, inclusion of discrimination as a research variable, and reimbursement of participants. Preliminary work applying focus-group methods to mixed ethno-cultural groups yielded valuable information on appropriateness of planned research.

Key Words: focus group • migrant • refugee/asylum seeker • cross-cultural • reproductive health • translation

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 27, No. 6, 735-754 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905277157
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