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Table 1 Exercise used by participant group

From: Improving the use of focus group discussions in low income settings

Participant group

Exercise used

Mean length Ethiopia

Mean length Nigeria

Mothers

Picture pile sorting

Decision tree

Predictive story telling

Provocative statements

2 h

1 h and 15 mins

Grandmothers

Associative pictures

Picture ranking

Predictive story telling

Provocative statements

2 h 40 mins

1 h and 15 mins

Fathers

Associative pictures

Predictive story telling

Provocative statements

1 h and 40 mins

1 h and 20 mins

CHWs

Picture pile sorting

Decision tree

Provocative statements

1 h and 40 mins

1 h and 10 mins