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OMB No. 0920-XXXX
Exp. Date __xx/xx/20xx__
Lebanon: Psychological Impact on Communities Affected by Landmines1
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Focus Group #2: Agriculturalists
Informed Consent
Hello, my name is ___________________________ and I am working with a research center at Harvard University to better understand the effects of cluster munitions and unexploded remnants of war on households and communities. We would very much appreciate your participation in a focus group that asks you about your family, your work, and your opinions and perceptions on your living in this community and your plans for the future. We think this information will be helpful in guiding the social and economic development of communities affected by landmines and the effects of de-mining activities in your area. The focus group usually takes 2 hours to complete. Whatever information you provide will be safeguarded to the fullest extent possible and we do not plan to share any information that might identify individual participants. We will not record your name or the names of your family members.
Participation in this focus group is voluntary and you can choose not to answer any you do not wish to answer. You can choose to stop participating at any time without obligation. However, we hope that you will participate in this focus group since we believe your views are extremely important and will benefit your family, neighborhood, and village/city. The study is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.
At this time, do you want to ask me anything about the focus group? Y N May I begin the discussion now? Y N
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Respondent(s) agree (s) to be interviewed: Y N
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Discussion Guide
Introduction of topic –
Group Leader (GL): Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today about cluster bombs and landmines (or the broader “explosive remnants of war”) and their relationship to you, your family, your community, and your work. Over the next 1-2 hours, we will ask broad questions on your experience as a farmer in a place that is now at peace and making an effort to build and move forward but is still contending with the presence of cluster bombs/landmines.
Everything that is said in our discussion today is confidential and will not be shared outside this room except for the purposes of research; no statements made will be identified with any individual outside this room. Every comment made, every opinion expressed is valid – there is no right or wrong answer or any “correct opinion” to any of these questions or issues, so please do not hesitate to state what you really think and feel, even if it disagrees with another person’s comments. We only ask that you let one person speak at a time.
We would like to tape your answers and take notes on what you say. Neither the tape nor the coded answers will be shared with anyone outside this room. All the information collected here today will be kept locked and only accessible to us.
GL: [Asks for first names, ages, ancestral home, family size and composition, size of land currently farming (hectares)]
General
Tell us about your village, your daily activities, your work, how you came to be in this place, your life during the war.
Describe your access to a regular food supply, clean water, shelter, and income (how the family supports itself).
If there are barriers to any of these, please explain.
If there are threats to any of these, please explain.
How is land distributed within the community?
How did you come to acquire your land (assuming you or your family owns it)?
Under what terms are you considered the owner or tenant?
What other types of land ownership/tenure exist in your village?
As a result of taking possession of the land, do you have any additional debt or obligation?
How fertile is your land?
To what extent does development pose a risk to your farm and the village’s farms?
Perceptions of Cluster Bombs/Landmine Risk
Tell us whether you think the presence of landmines in and around your village and your land is a significant problem.
If so, why?
If not, why not?
Do you think the concerns about cluster bombs/landmines are changing?
If so, what factors have influenced that change?
If not, why not?
How do you know about cluster bombs/landmine risks and how do you maintain a current awareness of cluster bombs/landmine risks (if at all)?
What risks do cluster bombs/landmines currently pose for farming/growing food?
How have these risks become lesser or greater since July 2006?
Has the presence of cluster bombs/landmines affected you physically or emotionally?
If so, in what way?
If not, why do you think not?
What barriers do cluster bombs/landmines currently pose for bringing crops to market?
In your opinion, how should the problem of cluster bombs/landmines be managed for food production?
Behaviors based on perceptions
What types of activities are you able or not able to do because of cluster bombs/landmine concerns near your village or near your land?
To what extent do cluster bombs/landmines limit your farming?
If you felt that cluster bombs/landmines were less of a concern than they are now, how would you change your daily/weekly activities (how might you act differently?)
Assessment of Security: Plans for future
Does this village feel like home to you and your family?
If so, what about it makes it seem that way?
If not, why not?
Describe the goals and future plans if any you have for your family:
Staying or leaving this village
If leaving, where would you go?
Increasing or decreasing the size of the family
Increasing or decreasing the size of your farmed land
Future education or training
What factors inform each of these plans?
What current proof of ownership do have on the land?
How confident are you that this proof will be sufficient should others contest your land ownership?
Do you feel that you have the power to improve your living situation?
If so, what is it about your circumstances that empower you?
If not, what are the factors that make you feel less empowered?
If you could have the power to create an ideal living situation, what would you change?
How would you change the cluster bombs/landmine problem (if you feel it remains a problem)?
1 Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-XXXX).
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Focus Group #2: Agriculturalists (Rural) |
| Author | GGREENOU |
| Last Modified By | bfu2 |
| File Modified | 2008-10-15 |
| File Created | 2008-10-15 |