Tolley Elizabeth E - Qualitative Methods in Public Health: A Field Guide for Applied Research

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First edition Qualitative Methods in Public Health: A Field Guide for Applied Research by Priscilla R. Ulin, Elizabeth T. Robinson, and Elizabeth E. Tolley 2005

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Tolley, Elizabeth E., author.

Title: Qualitative methods in public health : a field guide for applied research / Elizabeth E. Tolley [and four others].

Description: Second edition. | San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, 2016 | Series: Jossey-Bass public health | Revision of: Qualitative methods in public health / Priscilla R. Ulin, Elizabeth T. Robinson, Elizabeth E. Tolley. c2005. 1st. ed. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015042723 (print) | LCCN 2015042794 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118834503 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118834671 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118834657 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Public healthResearchMethodology. | Qualitative research. | BISAC: MEDICAL / Public Health.

Classification: LCC RA440.85 .U43 2016 (print) | LCC RA440.85 (ebook) | DDC 362.1072/1dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015042723

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Dedicated to Andy Pasternackour Jossey-Bass editor whose vision and encouragement inspired the first edition of this book.

1. Strategic Communications Plan
2. Flyer Disseminating Results from the LinCS 2 Durham Study to the Community

1. Three Paradigms for Public Health Research
2. Common Elements of a Research Proposal
3. Summary of Sampling Approaches
4. Structural Differences in Qualitative Data Collection
5. Community Dissemination Formats and Audiences for the LinCS 2 Durham HIV Prevention Study

1. Characteristics of Qualitative Research
2. Checklist for Evaluating Substantive Theory
3. Social Ecological Model and the Position of Substantive Theories Along Concentric Levels of Aggregation
4. Conceptual Framework: Social Drivers of Adoption of Improved Cook Stoves
5. Common Ways to Mix Methodologies
6. Priority-Sequence Model: Decisions for Integrating Methods
7. Some Federal Requirements for Informed Consent
8. Guidance for Conducting Direct Observations
9. Using Participant Observation to Identify Recruitment Sites at Bars and Other Establishments for an HIV-Prevention Clinical Trial With Women
10. Suggestions for How to Write Field Notes From Participant Observations
11. Process for Constructing a Semi-Structured Question Guide
12. Types of Qualitative Research Questions
13. Levels of Interview Questions in a Qualitative Study of Emergency Contraception (EC)
14. Deciding How Many Focus Groups to Conduct
15. Collecting Background Information From Interview and Focus Group Participants
16. Characteristics of a Good Interviewer or Moderator
17. Common Errors in Focus Group Moderating
18. Steps to Conducting a Focus Group
19. Developing a Risk Management Plan
20. Technology and Qualitative Research
21. Illustrative Budget Considerations
22. Qualitative Data Analysis: Step by Step
23. Noting Content in Transcripts: An Excerpt From an Interview With a Peer Educator and Sex Worker
24. Transcript Excerpt and Emergent Codes
25. Preliminary Codebook
26. Application of the Code Conflict by Two Coders
27. Qualitative Intercoder Reliability Matrix
28. What to Look for in Software for Qualitative Data Analysis
29. Coding Report on Conflict
30. Memo on Sexual Behavior
31. Data Reduction Matrix Based on Sexual Behavior Coding Report
32. Using a Diagram to Organize Findings
33. Ways to Foster Two-Way Communication in Research
34. Checklist: Elements of an Effective Communication and Dissemination Plan
35. Working With the Media
36. Using Social Media to Share Research
37. How to Make Study Findings Accessible
38. Dissemination Factors That Promote Utilization
39. Policy Dissemination Tips
40. How to Organize a Standard Scientific Article or Report
41. Content Checklist: What to Include in Study Write-Ups
42. How to Organize and Report Findings From Mixed-Method Studies
43. Does Your Study Matter?

1. : Prevent: Human Animal Exposure Study
2. : Engaging Male Partners in Women's Microbicide Use
3. : LinCS 2 Durham: Linking Communities and Scientists to Durham HIV Prevention
4. : Sustained Acceptability of Vaginal Microbicides
5. : Adolescent Women and Microbicide Trials: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities to Their Participation
6. : A Field Assessment of Adoption of Improved Cook Stove Practices: Focus on Structural Drivers
7. : Exploring Gender-Based Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Male Sex Workers, and Transgender Communities
8. : Sociobehavioral Research and Community Planning to Develop Site-Specific Plans for PrEP Rollout