Table 1.

Focus Group Discussion Guide

Focus Group Discussion Questions
KNOWLEDGE OF VACCINES
What is a vaccine?
What vaccines have you heard about or are you familiar with?
What do you know about vaccines or about how they work?
KNOWLEDGE OF HIV VACCINES
What have you heard about vaccines for HIV/AIDS?
BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS
Would you or your close friends be willing to be vaccinated against HIV/AIDS? Why?
MOTIVATORS: ATTITUDES, SUBJECTIVE NORM, PERCIEVED CONTROL / RISK
What would be the reasons you or your close friends would want to be vaccinated against HIV/AIDS?
BARRIERS: ATTITUDES, SUBJECTIVE NORMS, PERCIEVED CONTROL / RISK
What are possible concerns or barriers to you or your friends’ taking an HIV/AIDS vaccine?
VACCINE CHARACTERISTICS
Are there certain characteristics of a vaccine that you think are important or might influence whether you take it?