A qualitative, cross-sectional study employing focus group discussions, in- depth interviews and informal interviews with pregnant women and community members in rural northern Sierra Leone.
It employs the mixed methods approach that guides data collection using focus group discussions, in-depth interviews with key informants and household surveys.
Oral testimonies provided the main source of data, recorded during a series of focus group discussions, in-depth semi-structured interviews or informal discussions.
Data were collected through focus group discussions, in-depth individual interviews, and key informant interviews.
They include the analysis of content from texts, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and participant observations.
The data collection methods included household surveys, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and surveys with the transport providers.
Through focus-group discussions, in-depth interviews and questionnaires, the report finds that children are being targeted for sexual relations by adult foreigners and nationals.
Focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and verbal autopsy recordings were transcribed, translated in full, and analysed using a thematic approach.
Using focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and field notes from observations, researchers collected information from 48 primary schoolgirls and nine teachers.
In analyzing the transcripts from the focus group discussions, in-depth and key informant interviews, the thematic analysis technique was used to uncover themes and trends.
