Female Genital Mutilation practices in Kenya: - Feed the Minds

informed consent Form Individual Interview
Hello. My name is ____________________________________________ I work for the Population Council,
an organisation that undertakes research into social and health issues to improve the wellbeing
of communities.
The Population Council is collecting information from people living in this area about female circumcision.
This information will be used by local organisations to improve their program implementation.
I would like to ask you some questions about female circumcision. If you agree to be interviewed, I will be
asking you about your ideas, attitudes and opinions on various aspects of female circumcision. There are
no right or wrong answers to the questions I will ask you. Your opinions and experiences are important to
us and so we want you to be honest and truthful in answering our questions.
The interview will take about 30 minutes. If you do not want to answer any question, you do not have to and
you can stop the interview at any time.
I would like to take notes of the discussion. Your name will NOT be used in the notes. The notes will be kept
safely and will be considered private and confidential. They will be used for this study only and the notes
will be destroyed afterwards. Any report from this discussion group will not use any names or any other
information that may identify any individual person.
Do you have any questions about participating in the discussion group?
If you have any questions after the discussion, you may contact Humphries Evelia, at the Population
Council Office in Nairobi
(Tel. No. (02) 713480/1/2/3/4).
do you agree that notes can be taken of the interview?
YES/NO
do you agree to be interviewed?
YES/NO
signature of interviewer
Date
signature (or mark) of interviewee
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Focus Group discussion Guide
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