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Chapter Title: Appendix 7: Guide to Focused Interviews

Book Title: Researching AIDS, Sexuality and Gender

Book Subtitle: Case Studies of Women in Kenyan Universities
Book Author(s): Nyokabi Kamau
Published by: Zapf Chancery Publishers Africa Ltd.. (2013)
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Appendix 7
Guide to Focused Interviews
Warming up, introducing myself and objectives of my study, allowing the
interviewee to ask anything before we start, explain that this will take as short a
time as possible –may be 30 minutes. Other background data to include, position
of the respondent at the university, gender, and whether directly involved with
AIDS work at the university.
The interview was guided by general topics with prompt and probing questions
under some subheadings:

On impact of AIDS on staff in your university:

• What are your comments on the impact of the pandemic on your staff members
– both as affected and infected?

University’s action:
• What is the current policy?
• Any initiatives like training – what has been the response?
• Any support available for staff that is infected and/or affected? Any facilities;
for example, insurance, arrangements for housing those who have had to take
on extra family members due to HIV and AIDS, provisions for flexible working
hours – for those known to be ill and/or taking care of sick relatives?
Silence, stigma, denial, discrimination with regard to staff:
• What has been done by your university to break the silence, reduce stigma for
those affected to pave way for more openness on this problem?
• Are there any plans on this? So that more people can feel comfortable to share
their experiences, educate others and indeed help with prevention and care
for those infected?
Best practice:
• What have you heard is being done by other universities in Kenya or in the
region that you would consider as a good example of how universities should
be responding to the pandemic?

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• What in your view would be the best practice that your university can adapt
to wholly tackle the AIDS epidemic?

Ending and closing:

Summarise what I have learnt from the interview, allowing for any last comments.
Thank him/her and end the session. This will then be followed by a thank you
note.

NB: This was just a guide; the actual sequence depended on each situation.

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