This one-to-one approach was adopted to enable interviewees to express their perceptions on what is recognised as a very complex and politically sensitive issue.
We also asked about their perceptions on causes of respiratory illness, how respiratory infections are passed from one person to another, how disease transmission can be prevented, existing social norms, current practices related to respiratory hygiene, and for suggestions of messages and channels to promote respiratory hygiene behavior.
Experts on immunization from Zhejiang provincial CDC also held a review meeting with 13 vaccinators (one vaccinator from each immunization clinic) after intervention to collect their perceptions on the EPI intervention package, and challenges faced in implementation.
They based their perceptions on image and expectations.
However, there was a strong positive association (r = 0.430, p ≤ 0.01) between their perceptions on climate variability and farm sizes.
More specifically, we find that their perceptions on Malian democracy and institutions differ from Malian non-migrants.
After consent was obtained from the participants, the instructors explained how to indicate their perceptions on the response sheet.
The second purpose of the interview with the authors was to elicit their perceptions on the research proposal as a genre.
Respondents were asked to evaluate their perceptions on the intensity of uncertainty in their industry using a seven-point scale (Miller and Dröge 1986).
In the discussion, the teachers showed their perceptions on the challenges for applying the designed curriculum into practice of primary education in a CHC.
Again, these results are not surprising as it is expected that students' classification will impact their awareness of scholarly activities at their institution and their perceptions on research.
